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Summit · Zugspitze Region · 2,947 m
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At 2962 meters, the Zugspitze is Germany's highest mountain. Its panoramic summit attracts many visitors from all over the world every year.

The Zugspitze is part of the Wetterstein massif in the Eastern Alps and lies on the border between Germany and Austria. The mountain is located in the north of Tyrol or southwest of Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria, with the border running across the western summit.

The first climbers of the Zugspitze are considered to be the surveyor and then lieutenant of the Bavarian army Josef Naus, his measuring assistant Maier and the mountain guide Johann Georg Tauschl. Their ascent, the first recorded by name, happened on August 27, 1820. There is also the suggestion that the summit was already conquered by people around 1770.

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Update: January 31, 2024

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47.421280, 10.986236
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47°25'16.6"N 10°59'10.4"E
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32T 649811 5253893
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