Lenggries

Coordinates: 47°40′49″N 11°34′26″E / 47.68028°N 11.57389°E / 47.68028; 11.57389
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Lenggries
Municipality
Schloss Hohenburg
Schloss Hohenburg
Coat of arms of Lenggries
Coat of arms
Location of Lenggries within Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen district
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Ortsteile
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Stefan Klaffenbacher[1] (FW)
Area
 • Total242.90 km2 (93.78 sq mi)
Elevation
679 m (2,228 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total10,146
 • Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
83661
Dialling codes08042, 08045 (Fall)
Vehicle registrationTÖL
Websitewww.lenggries.de

Lenggries is a

Gemeinde") in what was formerly West Germany, and the 7th-largest overall. (All six currently larger Gemeinden are in Brandenburg
.)

Etymology

The name Lenggries is derived from Lenngengrieze (long Gries), a long rubble field with deposits of debris from the bed of the Isar.

Geography

Lenggries sits on the Isar River before it transitions into the Alpine foothills. To the east are the Tegernsee Mountains, to the west lies the home mountain of Lenggries known as the Brauneck with an elevation of over 1,555 meters above sea level. The Brauneck is a well known ski area tied together by lifts. The town of Lenggries sits 700 meters above sea level.

History

The town was established before 1257. For many years, Lenggries was the only settlement on the "long Gries" ruled by the Barons of Hörwarth from the Hofmark castle, the

Sendling's Night of Murder. From 1808 to 1818, edicts from the Bavarian municipality formed Lenggries into a politically independent municipality. In 1924, Lenggries was connected to the railroad (known today as the Bayerische Oberlandbahn), and tourism first became important to Lenggries' economy. From 1935 until 1939, Gebirgsjäger
(mountain infantry) were stationed in Lenggries.

Economy

The economy is mostly dependent on tourism, primarily focused on hiking and with emphasis on the forests of the area.

Transport

Lenggries railway station

The town is the terminus (terminal) of the Munich — Lenggries railway (Green line) operated by Bayerische Oberlandbahn (BOB).

Culture and attractions

  • Church of St. James (Italian baroque style, built 1722)
  • Hohenburg, medieval castle ruin
  • Calvary hill near Hohenburg (geometric style, as opposed to the one in Bad Tölz)
  • Adolf I of Luxembourg
    , now housing two girls' schools
  • Protestant Church (built 1952)
  • The Heimatmuseum Lenggries (Home museum) exhibits locally related items.
  • The Brittany Bridge, which is named after a partnership with the region in north-western France.

People

Panorama

References

  1. Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik
    , accessed 19 July 2021.
  2. ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) (Hilfe dazu).

External links

Media related to Lenggries at Wikimedia Commons

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