ZUGSPITZE

tsookˈshpĭtˈsə, mountain, 9,721 ft (2,963 m) high, in the Bavarian Alps and on the German–Austrian border; highest peak of Germany. A cog-and-pinion railroad connects the popular resort of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, at its foot, with the summit. Zugspitze is home to a meteorlogical observatory.

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books on: Zugspitze  - 35 results

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Assignment to Berlin
Book by Harry W. Flannery; A.A. Knopf, 1942
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945--Germany, World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives, American
...the day that we chose to travel to the Zugspitze, 9,700 feet high, the highest peak...Austria was included. We climbed to the Zugspitze on a railway that took us past glorious...mountains. Lilyenfeldt skied back from the Zugspitze, but I contented myself with taking...
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The History of Germany
Book by Eleanor L. Turk; Greenwood Press, 1999
Subjects: Germany--Economic Conditions--20th Century, Germany--History, Germany--Politics And Government--20th Century
...524 km Weser 440 km Spree 382 km Mosel 242 km Mountains: Zugspitze northern Alps 2,962 m Watzmann northern Alps 2,713 m Feldberg...to the southern border. The highest German mountain is the Zugspitze, at 2,962 meters. There are also several islands in the...
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Mountain Environments in Changing Climates
Book by Martin Beniston; Routledge, 1994
...ozone soundings of Hohenpeissenberg and the measurements on Zugspitze 2,950 m above sea level in the Bavarian Alps. There has...very different. While the upward trend is also present on Zugspitze and Wank 1,800 m , there is none observed in the polluted...
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Climate: Present, Past and Future - Vol. 1
Book by H. H. Lamb; Methuen, 1972
Subjects: Climatology, Paleoclimatology, Weather Forecasting
...Year Average number of days/yr with relative humidity 40% Zugspitze (47 4 N 11 0 E 2962 m) 1901-36 4 8 4 9 3 8 0 9 1 1 1 1...0 Average number of days/yr with relative humidity 20% Zugspitze 1901-36 1 1 0 7 0 6 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 3 0 5 0 8 1 2 0 9...
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Meet the Germans: In Which an American Sees the New Germany through Its People
Book by Henry Albert Phillips; J.B. Lippincott Company, 1929
Subjects: Germany--Description And Travel--1919-1944, Germany--Social Life And Customs
THE ZUGSPITZE--ON THE SUMMIT OF GERMANYS HIGHEST MOUNTAIN PEAK
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journal articles on: Zugspitze  - 3 results

 
 
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Taking Another Look at Wim Wenders's Wrong Move
Journal article by Edward Plater; Literature/Film Quarterly, Vol. 30, 2002
Subjects: Motion picture criticism, Motion pictures, Wenders, Wim
...the highest mountain in Germany, the "Zugspitze," so that he can be alone and undisturbed...cut from this shot to a view from the Zugspitze as Wilhelm enters the frame, his back...voice-over we hear, "I stood atop the Zugspitze and waited for an experience as if for...
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Beautiful Green Eyes
Journal article by Arnošt Lustig; New England Review, Vol. 21, 2000
Subjects: Fiction
...strategy, tactics, and horse-riding, he had received top marks. He spoke to her of Bavaria, of the giant mountain, the Zugspitze, of the Chiemsee lake, of a palace in Wurzburg and the cathedral in Regensburg. Did she not think the Czechs and Bavarians...
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The Disenchanted Image: from Goethe's Wilhelm Meister to Wender's Wrong Movement
Journal article by Shelley Frisch; Literature/Film Quarterly, Vol. 7, 1979
Subjects: Motion pictures, Musical performances, Political conventions, Travel, Wenders, Wim, World War II
...disorientation and disillusionment. At the end of the journeying period, Wenders Wilhelm Meister seeks the swirling snow atop the Zugspitze as a possible site for poetic inspiration. This notion reminds us of Manns Magic Mountain, in which all-important insights...


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magazine articles on: Zugspitze  - 6 results

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Germany: The Alps and Oktoberfest
Magazine article by Linda Hollinger; PSA Journal, Vol. 77, September 2011
Subjects: Alps--Description and travel, Oktoberfest, Ski resorts
...this alpine village is the highest mountain in Germany, the Zugspitze. It is located at the Austrian border in the town of Grainau...and thus has enough snow all winter. From the top of the Zugspitze you can see four countries on a clear day. On the German...
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First-class in Bavaria
Magazine article by Heike Hasenauer; Soldiers, Vol. 59, September 2004
Subjects: Armed forces, Bavaria, Edelweiss Lodge & Resort, Hotels & motels, Parks & recreation areas
...said. Situated at the foot of Germanys highest peak, the Zugspitze, the hotel will accommodate 1,000 guests in its 330 spacious...Garmisch. Area attractions include a tour to the top of the Zugspitze, a hike through Partnachtklamm gorge and visits to Oberammergau...
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The Beginning of Electronic Warfare : Piercing the Iron Curtain
Magazine article by Charles E. Ruckstuhl; World and I, Vol. 18, October 2003
Subjects: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty--History, Radio broadcasting--History, Radio broadcasting--International aspects, Radio broadcasting--Political aspects
...all directions to distant forests. To the south, visible, but far beyond those forests, emerged the Bavarian Alps, the Zugspitze, the Wetterstein, and the Waxenstein. Eight months before, this land had been a sea of grass. Cattle grazed here and...
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The Swing
Magazine article by Les Paul Robley; American Cinematographer, Vol. 66, February 1985
...having it flare out, often the case with actual moon photography. "We were shooting there for over an hour beneath the Zugspitze, Germanys highest mountain, when suddenly the boy playing Otto cried: The moon! The real moon comes! The full moon rose...
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A School for Peace and Prosperity
Magazine article by Heike Hasenauer; Soldiers, Vol. 59, February 2004
Subjects: Education, George C Marshall European Center for Security Studies-Garmisch Germany, Military schools, School environment
...Marshall Center is located in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in the Bavarian Alps, at the foot of Germanys highest mountain, the Zugspitze. The centers dormitories and classrooms are located in a sprawling complex of buildings that once housed German soldiers...
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newspaper articles on: Zugspitze  - 9 results

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Feasting on the Joys of Munich
Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), August 13, 2011
Subjects: Locomotives
...the more adventurous there is Germanys tallest mountain, Zugspitze, which is 2,962m above sea level. An full day is needed...to Munich from 29.99 one-way Germanys tallest mountain Zugspitze (top) and Allianz Arena Hofbrauhaus on Marienplatz where...
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Piste and Quiet; Fantastic Family Skiing at Austria's Best-Kept Secret
Newspaper article; The People (London, England), January 24, 2010
...you able to ski big resorts like Ehrwald, Lermoos and the Zugspitze Glacier, you can head to the Garmisch resort in Germany...greater variety of skiing. The next day it was time to hit the Zugspitze Glacier, just across the border in Germany. The huge cable...
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Bavarian Cream Fluff Some Ski Resorts Fake Old World Charm; the German Alps Are Genuine
Newspaper article by Dan Leeth; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), January 21, 2001
...cruising the Alps we will head to Germanys loftiest ski area. Zugspitze, the countrys highest summit at 9,782 feet, provides two...the shelter of wind-blocking trees. The highest area is Zugspitze, which at more than 9,300 feet features the loftiest skiing...
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BRACING BAVARIA! Crazy Castles, Soaring Scenery and Extraordinary Outfits -- Southern Germany Makes for a Fun-Filled Family Break
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), June 1, 2011
Subjects: Ludwig II, King of Bavaria
...along a narrow ledge beside a torrent of water. You can take a small cogwheel train from Garmisch and ascend to the summit of Zugspitze, the highest peak in Germany the mountain by way of a tunnel hewn through rock, but this is ruled out as lame. Instead...
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POST PUZZLER: 50 for Fun
Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), February 2, 2006
...constellation? 41 Lake Pepin, Minnesota, saw Ralph Samuelson begin the history of which sport in 1922? 42 Of which country is the Zugspitze the highest point? 43 The seed of Myristica fragrans of the Spice Islands yields nutmeg - but what spice is obtained from...
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encyclopedia articles on: Zugspitze  - 4 results

 
 
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Zugspitze
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ZUGSPITZE tsook shpit s , mountain, 9,721 ft (2,963 m) high, in the Bavarian...popular resort of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, at its foot, with the summit. Zugspitze is home to a meteorlogical observatory...
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Germany
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...The southern part of Germany is drained by the Danube, Iller, Lech, Isar, Inn, Neckar, and Main rivers. Rising to the Zugspitze (9,721 ft/2,963 m) in the Bavarian Alps, the highest point in Germany, it consists of plateaus and forested mountains...
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Bavaria
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Upper Bavaria, with Munich as its capital, rises to the Bavarian Alps, along the Austrian border, and culminates in the Zugspitze , Germanys highest peak. Between the Alps and the Bohemian Forest , which forms the border with the Czech Republic, lies...
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Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...gar mish-par t nkir kh n, town (1994 pop. 27,000), Bavaria, S Germany, in the Bavarian Alps, at the foot of the Zugspitze. It is an international winter resort and a regional commercial center. The 1936 Olympic winter games were held there...


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