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Mangfallplatz station

metro station in Munich, Germany

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 18, 2026
Entity authorityQ471701 ↗
Source-derived summary

Mangfallplatz is an U-Bahn station in Munich on the U1 line of the Munich U-Bahn system. Opened on 9 November 1997 (1997-11-09), it is the southernmost station on the line.

South of the metro station is the Perlacher Forest, a popular recreational area of Munich. To the northeast are the former US Army McGraw barracks.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Mangfallplatz station” as metro station in Munich, Germany. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Mangfallplatz, station and metro.

Editorial reviewA valuable geographic starting point for tracing changing names, boundaries, uses and administrative responsibility. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1997—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1997-11-09. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Mangfallplatz, station and metro providing the first useful test.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Mangfallplatz station”, the useful work is to connect “metro station in Munich, Germany” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 18, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q471701. Authority coordinates are 48.098, 11.581. 2 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1997.

Critical limits

A single description cannot reconcile every naming convention, rebuilding phase or administrative transfer associated with a place. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.

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  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

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This entry incorporates text from “Mangfallplatz station” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.