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Mittenwald

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Country
  
Germany

Admin. region
  
Oberbayern

Elevation
  
923 m (3,028 ft)

Population
  
7,570 (31 Dec 2008)

State
  
Bavaria

District
  
Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Time zone
  
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Local time
  
Tuesday 11:07 PM

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Weather
  
2°C, Wind NW at 5 km/h, 78% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Lautersee, Hoher Kranzberg, Ferchensee, Westliche Karwendelspitze, Karwendelbahn

Mittenwald is a German municipality in the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in Bavaria.

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Map of 82481 Mittenwald, Germany

Geography

Mittenwald is located approximately 16 kilometres to the south-east of Garmisch-Partenkirchen. It is situated in the Valley of the River Isar, by the northern foothills of the Alps, on the route between the old banking and commercial centre of Augsburg, to the north, and Innsbruck to the south-east, beyond which is the Brenner Pass and the route to Lombardy, another region with a rich commercial past and present.

History

Mittenwald, along with Garmich-Partenkirchen to the west, was acquired by the Prince-Bishopric of Freising in the late 14th century and the "crowned Aethiopian" head that is part of Mittenwald's coat of arms recalls that 400-year association that ended when the Prince-Bishopric was secularized in 1802-03 and its territory annexed to Bavaria.

Mittenwald's location as an important transit centre on a relatively low (and therefore predictable) transalpine route has been a defining feature of the area for at least two thousand years: during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries traffic was boosted by large treasure trains sent regularly from Spain to pay troops in the Netherlands, the more conventional sea route having been rendered unreliable by the (usually) discreet but effective sympathy with which the English Protestant establishment favoured the Spanish king's rebellious Dutch subjects.

Twin City

  • Wyk auf Föhr, Germany
  • Economy

    Mittenwald is famous for the manufacture of violins, violas and cellos which began in the mid-17th century by the Klotz family of violin makers, and has been a popular stop with tourists and student luthiers since the 1930s.

    Notable places

    The most significant landmark in the village is the pink colored Roman Catholic church of Saints Peter and Paul, which is typical of the region. The church and many of the surrounding buildings, both businesses and private residences, are decorated with elaborate paintings on the exterior walls. Near the Luttenseekaserne there is a monument honoring the participants of the Slutsk Defence Action.

    References

    Mittenwald Wikipedia