Lenggries

Lenggries is a German city located in Kreis of Bad Tölz in Bavaria.

Geography

Lenggries is in Isartal in the préalpes, with the entry in Karwendelgebirge. In the east one is Geierstein (1.491 m), Fockenstein (1.564 m) and Tegernseer of mountains, in the west is the mountain of house of Lenggries, Brauneck with 1.555 m height. Brauneck is a sector of known ski and migration which is opened by a cable car. The municipality is composed of the principal place itself, some villages and much of small Weilern. In the north of Lenggries, of Arzbach, Wackersberg and the bath are of Toelz. In the south of the principal place, inter alia Sylvensteinsee and the quarters a case and a tear of front are.

History

1257 Lenggries is mentioned documentary for the first time, in a document of gift that among the witnesses Wernherus Cellerarius de Lenggriesen calls (the object of gift was proper Mrs. Luitgard). It had developed Floessersiedlung and civils servant of the castle castle high narrow lived there. This fortress, mentioned for the first documentary time around 1100, was a long time the center of being able most important of Isarwinkels. This castle, built on Anhoehe in Hirschbach, belonged at the origin with the Sirs of Thann, came fine from the 12. Century in the possession of the Sirs of Toelz and 1262 in Wittelsbacher. As from 1294, this castle in possession of the Sirs of Egling was. He them 1396 Sirs of Maxlrain, the 1410 to 1420 followed a great transformation and a widening undertook. the 1522 imposing castle came in the possession from the House mountain from staples. Dionys of the mountain of staples sold finally the castle and the court at 1566 with its nephew Hans Paul Herwarth, in the sex of which the possession remained with the castle and the mark of court a high castle until 1800. in 1705, of Lenggries and the castle in the center of the Bavarian investigation into people were, since the first resistance to Besatzer Austrians was organized here. This rebellion found its fine tragedy in Sendlinger harms to devote murder. During Austrian troops held the Spanish war of succession, occupied the castle and on July 21st, 1707 those with a fire, reasons not regulated were born, perfectly destroyed. More than 700 years a long time the destinies of Isarwinkels were led of this Jacket once proud. The castle was cleared largely on and the stones became in Lenggrieser a pfarrkirche St Jakobus and the new lock high castle which was born in the south approximately 300 m, verbaut. This lock prachtvolle existing until today made establish count Ferdinand Joseph von Herwarth 1712 to 1718, in the style of traditional baroque. The garden of opulent lock after Versailles of the samples was outlined with the diesel by Matthias. As from 1800, the possession of the lock changes between several houses of aristocracy. Thus, in 1866 the Large-Duke Adolf von Nassau sold of Prussia acquired it, the later Large-Duke of Luxembourg which consequently used the lock as residence of summer. Among the Luxembourgers the princess Anna Maria particularly was admired and opened out the place which counted in 1870 2.416 inhabitants, in Lenggries. in 1921, one came from there to an alliance with the Wittelsbach House, when in Lenggrieser the pfarrkirche became of Kronprinz Rupprecht with the princess Antonia vermaehlt of Luxembourg. At the time of the third kingdom, the lock became beschlagnamt. Lastly, it came in 1953 in the possession from Landshuter Ursulinenklosters which organized a school of girl there with the boarding school. Lenggries developed during the period 1808 - into 1818 which formed part in these Bavarian communal edicts published in the two years with the independent political municipality, however until 1848 like mark of court of the lock high castle. To leave the first postal postal line Germany takes of June 1st, 1905, its constant company between the Toelz bath and Lenggries. in 1924, Lenggries is attached to the railway network (Bavarian national national railroads today). In this way, tourism gained an increasing importance for of Lenggries. Lenggries which was since always a place of burner of lime and Floesser-, suffered much from establishment of Walchenseekraftwerkes in 1924, since Isar led enough now hardly water for Floesserei and that by the paralysis of the river the transverse section of limestones was handicapped in Isar. Starting from September 15th, 1936, the barracks of Heinrich of prince was built in Lenggries in only one year, where starting from October 3rd, 1937 the Gebirgsjaeger-Regiment 2/100.Btl of the armed forces was posted. Little those, was brought in September 1939, with barracks of lodged soldiers specified who were used as unit of elite, with the train after beginning of war in usually the barracks of hunter in Poland upon the engagement of front. Few days before end of the war in 1945 Lenggries of the American troops which allow still last combat in Isarwinkel with SS-Division " Goetz of Berlichingen" , is taken. With surprised of Besatzer American, of these in the barracks many rockets of defense of flight find. From 1954 to 1959, Sylvensteinstausee, fjordartiger a storage reservoir which should be used especially like a protection against the risings and basins of support for times as dryness, is born. The village of hunter and farmer case jahrhundertealte thus disappeared in this one sea, since one of its arms flooded the total valley. Many prominent maintained to travel once for holidays of hunting after case, of which Ludwig Ganghofer, Ludwig Thoma, Paul von Hindenburg, Heinrich Himmler and Ludwig II (this one built a house of hunting and a vault to visit today in the tear of before). As from 1957, the village was thus built with récas for the inhabitants aiming reclassification at a bank. The old village is visible still today with the low water level and the light favorable to the reason of the lake. The sea at the optical level delicious is used today moreover as popular objective of excursion. the barracks of Heinrich of prince, in whom since 1973 the army of the Federal republic was resident, is dissolved at 2002 in spite of protests. One examines until today on the continuation of the use of the buildings.

Sport

The Ski Club of Lenggries provided to the Germany some excellent Skieur S, like Martina Ertl, Andreas Ertl, Hilde Gerg, Annemarie Gerg and Florian Eckert. The Garlner track is used for the cut of Europe of ski.

Other activities of outdoor (Excursion, Kayak…) are also possible.

Twinnings

with five communes Breton:

Plélo, Châtelaudren, Plouvara, Bringolo and Saint-Jean-Kerdaniel (concurrently to Holy Brieuc),

Department Coast-in Armor.

Bonds

The official site of the town of Lenggries

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