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  2. Dirndl - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. Tracht - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  4. Tyrolean hat - Wikipedia

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    The Tyrolean hat (German: Tirolerhut, Italian: cappello alpino), also Tyrolese hat, Bavarian hat or Alpine hat, is a type of headwear that originally came from the Tyrol in the Alps, in what is now part of Austria, Germany, Italy and Switzerland. It is an essential and distinctive element of the local folk costume, or tracht.

  5. Gamsbart - Wikipedia

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    At the Oktoberfest in Munich Traditional costume of Miesbach, Bavaria Look up Gamsbart or gamsbart in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The Gamsbart ( German: ['gamsbɑːʁt] , literally chamois beard , plural Gamsbärte) is a tuft of hair traditionally worn as a decoration on trachten -hats in the alpine regions of Austria and Bavaria .

  6. Rothenburg ob der Tauber - Wikipedia

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    Since 1803, the town has been a part of Bavaria. The famous German landscape painter Eugen Bracht visited Rothenburg in 1877; although he stayed only two days, he was clearly impressed. [ 4 ] Some years later, especially artists of Romanticism , such as Hans Thoma and Carl Spitzweg , visited Rothenburg, too, followed by the first tourists.

  7. 30 Color Photos Photographers Took 100 Years Ago That Still ...

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    #15 Neuschwanstein, Upper Bavaria, Germany Image credits: Detroit Photograph Company Even though the autochrome was patented in 1903, that doesn't mean that it was readily available to the public.

  8. Bavarian cuisine - Wikipedia

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    Bavarian cuisine is a style of cooking from Bavaria, Germany. Bavarian cuisine includes many meat [ 1 ] and Knödel dishes, and often uses flour. Due to its rural conditions and Alpine climate, primarily crops such as wheat, barley, potatoes, beets, carrots, onion and cabbage do well in Bavaria, being a staple in the German diet.

  9. Lederhosen - Wikipedia

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    In Bavaria, the efforts to preserve traditional clothing and bolster a Bavarian identity were greatly supported by the ruling class. King Ludwig II famously supported the creation of Trachtenvereine , and King Ludwig III wore lederhosen on trips to the Alps to show support for their preservation.