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Lenggries
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Location of Lenggries within Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen district
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| Administration | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Upper Bavaria |
| District | Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen |
| Local subdivisions | 7 Ortsteile |
| Mayor | Werner Weindl |
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| Area | 242.88 km2 (93.78 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 679 m (2228 ft) |
| Population | 9,868 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 41 /km2 (105 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | TÖL |
| Postal code | 83661 |
| Area codes | 08042, 08045 (Fall) |
| Website | www.lenggries.de |
Lenggries is a municipality in Bavaria, Germany. Lenggries is the center of the Isarwinkel, the region along the Isar between Bad Tölz and Wallgau. The town has about 9,500 inhabitants.
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The name Lenggries is derived from Lenngengrieze (long Gries), a long rubble field with deposits of debris from the bed of the Isar.
Lenggries sits on the Isar River before it transitions into the Alpine foothills. To the east are the Tegernseer Mountains, to the west lies the home mountain of Lenggries known as the Brauneck with an elevation of over 1,555 meters above sea level. The Brauneck is a well known ski area tied together by lifts. The city of Lenggries sits 700 meters above sea level.
Lenggries first appears in documentation in the Year 1220. For many years Lenggries was the only settlement on the „langen Gries“ ruled by the Barons of Hörwarth from the Hofmark castle. In 1705 the first resistance against the Austrians was organized in Lenggries. This later lead to the battle of Sendlinger Bauernschlacht. From 1808 to 1818 edicts from the Bavarian municipality formed Lenggries into a politically independent municipality. In 1924 Lenggries was connected to the Railroad (known today as the Bayerische Oberlandbahn), which starts the importance of tourism for Lenggries' economy. From 1935 until 1939 Gebirgsjäger (also known as mountain infantry) were stationed in Lenggries.
The economy of Lenggries is mostly dependent on tourism, primarily focused on hiking and with emphasis on the forests of the area.
The town is the terminus (terminal) of the Munich — Lenggries railway (Green line) operated by Bayerische Oberlandbahn (BOB).
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