May 22, 2012
The following articles have been tagged with "Zugspitze":
Lifestyle: 21 Dec 11
There’s more to skiing in Germany than the northernmost bits of the Alps. As the new season begins, The Local introduces some alternative slopes that just might be closer than you think.
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National: 14 Dec 11
Several ski resorts in Bavaria are preparing to open for the season this weekend after waiting patiently for enough snow.
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National: 20 Oct 11
Up to 20 centimetres of snow covered the Black Forest as well as Germany’s highest mountain, the Zugspitze, on Wednesday – but a high pressure system across the country will bring more golden autumn sunshine over the weekend.
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Sport: 8 May 11
A referendum was held on Sunday in the Bavarian town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen on whether the Winter Olympics should be held there in 2018.
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Travel: 19 Apr 11
Feel the need to recharge your batteries? A Bavarian spa hotel, exquisitely situated in an Arts & Crafts country house, could be just the ticket.
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Sport: 7 Feb 11
Organisers of the Alpine World Ski Championships are hoping to put on a top-class event to help boost Munich's chances of hosting the Winter Olympics in Bavaria in 2018.
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Sport: 27 Oct 10
Germany’s ski season will begin a bit early, as ample snowfall allows operators to open the slopes on country’s highest mountain, the Zugspitze, this weekend.
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National: 8 Jul 10
A new heat wave bringing temperatures up to 37 degrees Celsius and steamy “tropical nights” is set to hit Germany on Thursday and last until early next week, the German Weather Service (DWD) warned.
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Science & Technology: 12 Feb 10
Obese people can quickly lose weight and keep it off for weeks afterwards by spending time at higher altitudes, German scientists revealed this week, in a discovery that could lead to new obesity treatments.
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National: 4 Jan 10
Two German teenagers have been found dead after a skiing accident in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg, the country’s news agency APA reported on Monday.
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National: 31 Dec 09
Rescue workers and police are searching for two climbers who went missing two days ago on Germany’s highest mountain, the Zugspitze, in southern Bavaria.
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Sport: 24 Oct 09
Some 1,500 skiers and snowboarders defied the climate change doomsayers to usher in the new season on Germany's highest mountain on Saturday, where over a metre of snow has already fallen.
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Society: 28 Aug 09
Swiss extreme tightrope artist Freddy Nock will walk a cable car line up to the peak of the Zugspitze, Germany’s highest mountain, in an attempt to break a world record this Saturday.
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National: 17 Jul 09
Don’t get too used to enjoying the summer, as the weather is set to take another turn for the worst over the weekend, the German Weather Service (DWD) reported on Friday.
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Society: 23 Jun 09
Heavy and constant rain in southern Bavaria has caused road closures amid widespread flooding. A host of rivers haven broken their banks and snow has even fallen in the highest Alpine regions.
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Society: 3 Jun 09
Germany's highest mountain, the Zugspitze, is getting an enormous shield to protect its glacier from melting again this year, the company that runs the mountain's ski resort said on Wednesday.
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Travel: 13 Jan 09
Popular clichés about Bavaria have created lasting impressions of Germany around the world. But Mark Worth takes the time to find out that the former kingdom has more to offer than just men in short leather trousers and beer.
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National: 20 Nov 08
The Cologne Cathedral is the most beloved tourist attraction in Germany, according to a new poll published by the German Tourism Association (DTV) on Thursday.
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Sport: 14 Jul 08
Two participants of an extreme mountain run on Germany’s 2,962-metre Zugspitze are dead after bad weather set in on the peak on Sunday.
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Society: 30 Jun 08
A 57-year-old hiker from Munich fell 120 metres to his death on Germany’s highest peak, the Zugspitze, police said on Sunday.
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Science & Technology: 4 Jun 08
Germany's highest mountain, the Zugspitze, is getting a special shield to protect its glacier from melting, the company that runs the mountain's ski resort, Bayerische Zugspitzbahn, said on Wednesday.
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Sport: 15 May 08
With Germany aiming to reach the pinnacle of football this summer, coach Joachim Löw will scale one of the country's highest mountains on Friday to announce his team for the European Championship.
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