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GPS Coordinates

1 -- Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Decimal Lat: 47.49386 / Lon: 11.104082
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Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, Visitor Info & Getting Around

Data & Facts

Total Area

almost 50,000 acres

Population

Total: 27,685
of which 26,173 are registered as principal residences
1,512 are registered as secondary residences

Altitude

City Hall: 708 m (2.322 ft) above sea level

Highest Mountain of the area

Zugspitze: 2,962 m (9.717 ft) above sea level. It's also the highest mountain in Germany.

Distance from major cities

Munich: 90 km (54 U.S. miles) to the North
Innsbruck: 55 km (33 U.S. miles) to the South

Sister Cities

Aspen/Colorado, USA, Chamonix, France, Lahti, Finland

Convention Centre

10 fully equipped, modern facilities (rooms of 29 to 800 square metres) as well as 1,000 square metres of exhibition floor. Partner alliance with “Gipfeltreffen,” the Bavarian seal of quality for 40 different convention centres in the state of Bavaria.

Skiing Resorts

Zugspitze skiing resort: Germany’s only glacier skiing resort; ski lifts open from November to May; 22 km of ski slopes

Classic ski resort: Lifts open from December to April; 40 km of ski slopes

Nearby in the area: 169 km ski slopes (Seefeld, Reith, Mittenwald, Ehrwald, Lermoos, Biberwier, Bichlbach, Berwag, Heiterwang)

Ski Lift Companies

Bayerische Zugspitzbahn Bergbahn AG (with Zugspitze, Alpspitze, Kreuzeck, Hausberg and Wank);
Partenkirchener Bergbahnen GmbH (with Eckbauer and Graseck cable cars);

Airport

Munich International Airport is the closest major airport to Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

Getting around

Public Transportation

The city operates public busses within the city. It's called "Gemeindewerke Garmisch-Partenkirchen / Department Verkehrsbetriebe".
For network maps, fares please visit the tourist office in Garmisch-Partenkirchen or check the official web site.

Please visit their website for further details. We have listed the web link in our 'Official City+Tourism Links' to be found further below.

Tourism Office (in German: 'Fremdenverkehrsamt')

Tourist Office
Richard-Strauss-Platz 2, 82467 Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Opening hours: Mon - Sat 8am - 6pm Sun & holidays: 10am - noon

Phone 0049-(0)8821-180700. You can reach us Monday to Friday from 8am - 7pm, Sat 8am - 6pm, Sunday and Holidays from 10am until noon.

Please visit their website for further details. We have listed the web link in our 'Official City+Tourism Links' to be found further below.

Climate & Temperatures in Germany