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Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Garmisch-Partenkirchen is in Upper Bavaria. Garmisch-Partenkirchen lies at the foot of the Zugspitze in the Werdenfelser Land in Upper Bavaria and is Germany's most important winter sports metropolis, Olympic venue and important international winter sports center in the entire Alpine region.
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Bavaria, Germany · Population: 28K · Calling code: +49
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