Lenggries is a municipality

Municipalities of Germany

Municipalities are the lowest level of territorial division in Germany. This may be the fourth level of territorial division in Germany, apart from those states which include Regierungsbezirke , where municipalities then become the fifth level.-Overview:With more than 3,400,000 inhabitants, the...

 in Bavaria

Bavaria

Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. Lenggries is the center of the Isarwinkel, the region along the Isar

Isar

The Isar is a river in Tyrol, Austria and Bavaria, Germany. Its source is in the Karwendel range of the Alps in Tyrol; it enters Germany near Mittenwald, and flows through Bad Tölz, Munich, and Landshut before reaching the Danube near Deggendorf. At 295 km in length, it is the fourth largest river...

 between Bad Tölz

Bad Tölz

Bad Tölz is a town in Bavaria, Germany, and administrative center of the district of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen.- History :Since the retreat of the glaciers at the end of the Ice Age, archaeology has shown continuous occupation of the site of Bad Tölz...

 and Wallgau

Wallgau

Wallgau is a municipality in the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in Bavaria, Germany.- Growth :- Demographics :- Notable people :* Magdalena Neuner, ten-time biathlon world champion, Olympic champion, Biathlon World Cup winner- External links :...

. The town has about 9,500 inhabitants.

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

Isar

The Isar is a river in Tyrol, Austria and Bavaria, Germany. Its source is in the Karwendel range of the Alps in Tyrol; it enters Germany near Mittenwald, and flows through Bad Tölz, Munich, and Landshut before reaching the Danube near Deggendorf. At 295 km in length, it is the fourth largest river...

 River before it transitions into the Alpine foothills. To the east are the Tegernseer Mountains, to the west lies the home mountain of Lenggries known as the Brauneck

Brauneck

Brauneck is a mountain of Bavaria, Germany....

 with an elevation of over 1,555 meters above sea level. The Brauneck is a well known ski area tied together by lifts. The city of Lenggries sits 700 meters above sea level.

History

Lenggries first appears in documentation in the Year 1220. For many years Lenggries was the only settlement on the „langen Gries“ ruled by the Barons of Hörwarth from the Hofmark castle. In 1705 the first resistance against the Austrians was organized in Lenggries. This later lead to the battle of Sendlinger Bauernschlacht. 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), which starts the importance of tourism for Lenggries' economy. From 1935 until 1939 Gebirgsjäger

Gebirgsjäger

Gebirgsjäger, in English Mountain Riflemen, is the German designation for mountain infantry. The word Jäger is the traditional German term for rifleman...

 (also known as mountain infantry) were stationed in Lenggries.

Economy

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

Transport

The town is the terminus (terminal) of the Munich

Munich

Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...

 — Lenggries railway (Green line) operated by Bayerische Oberlandbahn (BOB).

Culture and Attractions

• Church St. James (Italian baroque style, built 1722)
• Calvary hill near Hohenburg (geometric Style, as opposed to the one in Bad Tölz
  Bad Tölz
  Bad Tölz is a town in Bavaria, Germany, and administrative center of the district of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen.- History :Since the retreat of the glaciers at the end of the Ice Age, archaeology has shown continuous occupation of the site of Bad Tölz...
  
  ).
• Castle Hohenburg, Exile of Adolf I of Luxembourg.
• Evang.-Luth. Church (built 1952)
• The Heimatmuseum Lenggries (Home museum) exhibits locally related items.
• The Brittany-Bridge, which is named after a partnership to the north-western region in France.

People

• Martina Ertl
  Martina Ertl
  Martina Ertl-Renz is a German former alpine skier. She won several medals at Olympic Winter Games and World Championships.-Skiing career:Ertl started skiing at the age of two and a half...
  
   (Alpine skier)
• Annemarie Gerg (Alpine skier)
• Hilde Gerg
  Hilde Gerg
  Mathilde Gerg is a German former alpine skier.She was Olympic Champion at on several medals at 1998 Winter Olympics; at the World Championships she was bronze medallist in Combined and Super-G at Sestriere 1997, Bronze medallist in Super-G at St...
  
   (Alpine skier)
• Michaela Gerg-Leitner
  Michaela Gerg-Leitner
  Michaela Gerg-Leitner is a retired German alpine skier.- World Cup victories :-External links:* - Results - Michaela Gerg-Leitner...
  
   (Alpine skier)
• Albert Grünwedel
  Albert Grünwedel
  Albert Grünwedel was a German indologist, tibetologist archaeologist and explorer of Central Asia. Grünwedel was also one of the first scholars to study the Lepcha language.-Life:...
  
  (Archeologist)

External links

• official Website of the Town (English)