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  2. Tracht - Wikipedia

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    The Alpine tracht has also been adopted as traditional dress in regions beyond the Alps, through promotion by tracht associations and migration in search of work; consequently, it is now understood as "the" German folk costume. However, there are still a great many other traditional tracht designs in Bavaria, mostly worn only regionally.

  3. 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 ...

  4. 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 .

  5. Obersalzberg - Wikipedia

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    View from Kehlsteinhaus. Obersalzberg is a mountainside retreat situated above the market town of Berchtesgaden in Bavaria, Germany.Located about 120 kilometres (75 mi) south-east of Munich, close to the border with Austria, it is best known as the site of Adolf Hitler's former mountain residence, the Berghof, and of the mountaintop Kehlsteinhaus, popularly known in the English-speaking world ...

  6. 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.

  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. 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.

  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.