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Exploring Germany's highest peak: The Zugspitze
Overview of the Zugspitze, on the German-Austrian border.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz; Thumbnail © Whosegallery/Dreamstime.com
The Bavarian tradition of the Almabtrieb cattle drive
Market day for cattle is the occasion for a festival in a Bavarian village.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz
History of Hohenschwangau Castle
Learn about the history of Hohenschwangau Castle, near Füssen, Germany.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz
Munich's major landmarks and traditions
Overview of Munich.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz

Images

Rothenburg ob der Tauber
Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Bavaria, Germany.
© Huber/Press and Information Office of the Federal Government of Germany
Bavaria
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Zugspitze, Germany
Eastern summit of the Zugspitze, Germany.
Hans Huber
Marienplatz
Marienplatz with (centre) New Town Hall, Munich, Germany.
Brand X Pictures/Jupiterimages
Neuschwanstein Castle
Neuschwanstein Castle in the Bavarian Alps, Germany.
© Huber/Press and Information Office of the Federal Government of Germany
Linderhof Palace
Linderhof Palace, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany.
© Lazar Mihai-Bogdan/Shutterstock.com
the Residenze
The Residenze, Würzburg, Germany.
© Laif/Press and Information Office of the Federal Government of Germany
Oktoberfest: beer hall
Revelers celebrating Oktoberfest in a beer hall in Munich, Germany.
Joe Viesti/The Viesti Collection
Frederick I
Frederick I (Frederick Barbarossa) as a Crusader, with (right) Henry of Schaftlarn...
Courtesy of the Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana
Frederick II
Frederick II, painting in the Castello di Miramare, Trieste, Italy.
Archivo Iconografico, S.A./Corbis
Growth of the German Zollverein, 1834–88
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Maximilian II
Maximilian II, detail from an engraving, 1859
Courtesy of the trustees of the British Museum; photograph, J.R. Freeman & Co. Ltd.
Louis II
Louis II, detail from a portrait by Ferdinand Piloty; in the Bayerische Staatsgemaldesammlungen,...
Courtesy of the Bayerische Staatsgemaldesammlungen, Munich
German Empire
The German Empire, 1871–1918.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Louis III
Louis III, drawing by F. Gärtner, 1915; in the Staatliche Graphische Sammlung, Munich.
Courtesy of the Staatliche Graphische Sammlung, Munich
Adolf Hitler and his Beer Hall Putsch coconspirators
Adolf Hitler (left) and Nazi associates in Landsberg Prison following the abortive...
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Discover the history of the Oktoberfest celebration in Munich, Germany
Infographic about the history of the annual Oktoberfest celebration in Munich, Germany.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Kenny Chmielewski
The Church of Our Lady (centre), Munich.
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