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Local tracht associations in the area encourage the wearing of traditional costume, often with a view to promoting tourism; sometimes these tracht costumes have been recently created. In Bavaria, the best-known folk costume is undoubtedly the Alpine tracht of Upper Bavaria, consisting of lederhosen for the Buam (man) and the dirndl for the Madl ...
Alpine Club maps (German: Alpenvereinskarten, often abbreviated to AV-Karten i.e. AV maps) are especially detailed maps for summer and winter mountain climbers, hikers, and ski tourers. They are predominantly published at a scale of 1:25.000, although some sheets have scales of 1:50.000 and 1:100.000.
It is traditionally worn by women and girls in some Alpine regions of Austria, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein and Switzerland. [1] A dirndl consists of a close-fitting bodice with a low neckline, a blouse worn under the bodice, a wide high-waisted skirt and an apron. [2] [3] [4] The dirndl is regarded as a folk costume (in German Tracht). It ...
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The members are, from Austria: Salzburg, Tyrol, and Vorarlberg; from Germany: Bavaria; from Italy: Lombardy, South Tyrol, and Trentino; and from Switzerland: Graubünden, St. Gallen, and Ticino. The association represents 23 million people within the area of about 142,000 km 2. [1] It was founded on 12 October 1972 in Mösern, near Telfs in ...
The district is located in the alpine upland on the Austrian border. The main axis of the region is the river Inn, which crosses the district from west to east. It is joined by two large tributaries, the Alz coming from the south and the Salzach, which forms the eastern border of the district. In addition there are several smaller rivers and ...
Rhine Valley (Alpine Rhine) Ill. Meng; Tamina; Prättigau ; Schanfigg ; posterior Rhine. Albula. Landwasser ; Oberhalbstein (Julier Pass connects to the Inn basin) Albulatal, Bergün, Preda (Albula Pass connects to the Inn basin) Averstal; Splügen Pass connects to the Mera basin, San Bernardino Pass to the Moesa basin; anterior Rhine. Safien ...
Historising signpost on the former Salzburg-Bavarian border. The Rupertiwinkel is a small historic region on the southeastern border of Bavaria, Germany.Part of the Archbishopric of Salzburg until the early 19th century, it is named after the first Salzburg bishop Saint Rupert (c.660–710), apostle to the Duchy of Bavaria.