Mittenwald in Upper Bavaria
Sunday, 11 October 2015 - 08:42 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union General
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Mittenwald and Lake Lautersee © Kogo
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Mittenwald is a municipality in the
district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen with 7,500 inhabitans, in
Bavaria . Mittenwald is located approx. 16 kilometers to the south-east of
Garmisch-Partenkirchen . It is situated in the Valley of the
River Isar , on 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.
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 since the boom in motorized tourism began in the 1930s.
Church St Peter and Paul © TeunSpaans/cc-by-sa-3.0
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.
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