Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Also known as Garmisch

Garmisch-Partenkirchen (; ) is an Alpine ski town in Bavaria, southern Germany. It is the seat of government of the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen (abbreviated GAP), in the Oberbayern region, which borders Austria. Nearby is Germany's highest mountain, Zugspitze, at above sea level.

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Garmisch-Partenkirchen is an Alpine ski town in Bavaria, southern Germany, located near the Austrian border and serving as the administrative center for its district. The town is notable for its proximity to Zugspitze, Germany's highest mountain, which makes it a significant destination for winter sports and mountain tourism.

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Key facts

German location.name: Garmisch-Partenkirchen
German location.image_photo: Garmisch-Partenkirchen.JPG
German location.imagesize: 250
German location.image_caption: Garmisch-Partenkirchen in September 2009,Alpspitze and Zugspitze in background left
German location.image_coa: Wappen Garmisch Partenkirchen.svg
German location.image_plan: Garmisch-Partenkirchen in GAP.svg
German location.state: Bayern
German location.region: Oberbayern
German location.district: Garmisch-Partenkirchen
German location.elevation: 708
German location.area: 205.66
German location.postal_code: 82467
German location.area_code: 08821
German location.licence: GAP
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel: 09 1 80 117
German location.website: www.gapa.de
German location.mayor: Elisabeth Koch
German location.leader_term: 2020–26

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Markt Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Country: West Germany
Located in: District of Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Population: 27509
Area: 205.67
Elevation: 708
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Body of water: Partnach
Capital of: District of Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Shares border with: Mittenwald
Official website: www.gapa.de
Image: Garmisch P.jpg
Dialing code: 08821
Licence plate code: GAP

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Commons category: Garmisch-Partenkirchen
twinned administrative body: Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
topic's main category: Category:Garmisch-Partenkirchen
category for people born here: Category:People born in Garmisch-Partenkirchen
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Garmisch-Partenkirchen
postal code: 82467
category of associated people: Category:People from Garmisch-Partenkirchen
short name: Gp
inception: 1935-01-01
native label: Markt Garmisch-Partenkirchen
P8168: Cornettes de Bise
P12749: François Sebastien Charles Joseph de Croix, Count of Clerfayt
hashtag: GarmischPartenkirchen

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
Climate
Transport
Sports
Event highlights
Public institutions
Twin towns – sister cities
Notable people
Notable people in sports
Points of interest
References

The town is known as the site of the 1936 Winter Olympic Games, the first to include alpine skiing, and hosts a variety of winter sports competitions.

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