Garmisch-Partenkirchen (destrict)

Garmisch-Partenkirchen is a destrict in Bavarie, Germany. It haes mairches wi (frae the wast an clockwise) the destricts o Ostallgäu, Weilheim-Schongau an Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen, an wi the Austrian state o Tyrol.

 History 
In medieval times the alpine lands war hauden bi the bishops o Freising an the abbots o Ettal Abbey. In 1803, whan the clerical states o Germany war dissolved, the region wis acquired bi Bavarie.

 Geography 
The destrict is situate in the Bavarie Alps an includes the heichest muntain o Germany, the Zugspitze (2962 m). The heichest heids are aa alang the Austrian border, whaur the rigs o the Wettersteingebirge an the Karwendelgebirge rise. Rinnin norlins, atween thir twa rigs is the Isar. Ayont the rigs, doun a glen tae the North, is the tourist resort o Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The glen an the muntains in its rounds is kent as the Werdenfelser Land. Faur north yet, the rigs o the Ammergebirge an the Estergebirge rise, baith are mair nor 2000 m heich. In the northmaist pairts o the destrict thare is alpine hielands (about 600 m heich). Here the Staffelsee is locate, a loch o 8 km².

 Coat o airms 
Coat o armsThe coat o airms shawa:
 ae lion wi the heid o a griffin, bein the symbol o Steingaden Abbey
 a portrait o Corbinianus, the patron saunt o the city o Freising
 the white an blue chackit pattren o Bavarie

 Touns an municipalities 
The destrict haesna ony touns. Aa places hae the status o municipalities.
 Bad Bayersoien
 Bad Kohlgrub
 Eschenlohe
 Ettal
 Farchant
 Garmisch-Partenkirchen
 Grainau
 Großweil<li> Krün
<li> Mittenwald
<li> Murnau am Staffelsee
<li> Oberammergau
<li> Oberau
<li> Ohlstadt
<li> Riegsee
<li> Saulgrub<li> Schwaigen
<li> Seehausen am Staffelsee
<li> Spatzenhausen
<li> Uffing
<li> Unterammergau
<li> Wallgau

 References 

 Freemit airtins 

Garmisch Partenkirchen , Ceety Guide on Garmisch Partenkirchen Germany
 Offeecial wabsteid (German)
 Regional news platform for the Landkreis Garmisch-Partenkirchen (German)
 Zugspitze (German, Inglis)

Category:Destricts o Bavarie
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