Bavarian Oberland
The Bavarian Oberland (
.
Historical Oberland
Originally the region, which roughly corresponds to the county of
Miesbach
, was called the Oberland.
In 1705, during the
Sendling night of murder
.
Oberland Planning Region
Since the creation in the 1970s of the Oberland Planning Region, the term has changed.
The planning region extends over the four counties of
Weilheim-Schongau. Sometimes areas to the north (Munich, Starnberg, Landsberg am Lech) or to the east (Chiemgau
) are incorrectly considered part of the Bavarian Oberland.
The Bavarian Oberland is a region that is still largely rural and that continues to play a major role in its culture and customs. The region is one of the strongest economically in Germany today. Tourism is of great significance as well as agriculture and forestry. Today (2006) around 432,000 people live in the region on an area of 3,953 km2. In a 2006 Germany-wide survey into how content people were with where they lived the Bavarian Oberland achieved first place.[1]
References
- ^ www.region-oberland.bayern.de/Die%20Region/reg17_2.htm Archived September 30, 2015, at the Wayback Machine