The Zugspitz Region is a district where the raw forces of nature reign supreme and top talent thrives. Here, Bavaria’s unique landscapes meet exceptional people who achieve great things—in business, crafts, and agriculture, as well as in culture, healthcare, and sports. All for the benefit of the people who live here and for everyone who enjoys visiting us.
88,272 residents
22 municipalities, 1,012 km²
87 inhabitants per km²
Train service to Munich every hour
A95, B2, B11, and B23
Model municipality for e-mobility
Murnau-Werdenfels Beef
Ettal Demonstration Cheese Factory
Breweries in Mittenwald, Ettal, and Murnau
Schools for Woodworking and Design
State Vocational School for Musical Instrument Making
Berge Green Education Center
Zugspitze
Murnauer Moos (the largest near-natural moor in Central Europe)
Ammergau Alps Nature Park
Karwendel Alpine World
The Passion Plays in Oberammergau
Richard Strauss Festival/Cultural Summer in Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Bolzano Market in Mittenwald
Leading international clinics
Tourist destination: Zugspitz Region
Hundreds of craft businesses and highly specialized technology companies
Linderhof Palace and Ettal Abbey
The Wetterstein and Karwendel Mountains
Castle Museum in Murnau/“Blauer Reiter”
Sebastian Kramer, Managing
Director, Zugspitz Region GmbH
Phone: +49 8821 751-561
Email: kontakt@zugspitz-region.de
Martina Nyvlt
Tourism Manager, Zugspitz Region GmbH
Phone: +49 8821 751-563
Email: kontakt@zugspitz-region.de
Stephan Scharf District
Administrator’s Office, Press and Public Relations
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
District Office Tel.: +49 8821 751-282
Email: presse@lra.gap.de
