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.