Online dictionary of Germany travel and tourism: Garmisch-Partenkirchen

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Garmisch-Partenkirchen

German words: Garmisch-Partenkirchen
keywords: alps , tourist resort , town
related topics: Zugspitze
related web sites: http://www.garmisch-partenkirchen.de
explanation: Though Partenkirchen has existed since the Roman epoch, the town got its fame when it organized 1936 Winter Olympic Games by merging with Garmisch, next to it. Since then, it has hosted several times international competitions thanks to its exceptional meteorology for winter sports. Located in Bavarian Alps near Austrian border, you can reach Zugspitze, 2962m high, the culminant point in Germany though a mountain railway then a ropeway. German compositor, Richard Strauss spent his late years there.