Die Brandstätte von Partenkirchen. Nach einer Originalzeichnung von G. Horst.

Title

Die Brandstätte von Partenkirchen. Nach einer Originalzeichnung von G. Horst.

Description

View shows the Partenkirchen fire site. In the foreground is Floriansplatz with a fountain and the Zugspitze can be seen in the background.

ca. 1880

Artist

Anonymus

Historical Description

Partenkirchen dates back to the Roman travel station "Partanum". This was located on a pre-Roman trade route, a branch of the Via Claudia running along the Lech, which was expanded after the conquest of the northern Alps and Alpine foothills by Drusus and Tiberius in 15 BC. In the High Middle Ages, Partenkirchen was an important stop for the Fugger and Welser families on their way to Italy. This resulted in an economic boom; the town flourished as a travel and trading station between Augsburg and Venice. For Garmisch, rafting on the Loisach was the main source of income. The region became impoverished during the Thirty Years' War. In 1802, the county of Werdenfels became part of Bavaria. Garmisch and Partenkirchen regained their self-governing rights in 1818 with the Bavarian municipal edict and remained two competing market towns into the 20th century. Already at the beginning of the 19th century, Partenkirchen was a place that offered spa stays. After the completion of the railroad connection to Munich in 1889, tourism began to increase. The Bayerische Zugspitzbahn was built in three sections between 1928 and 1930. In 1935, the market towns of Garmisch and Partenkirchen merged to form the market town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen due to the IV. Winter Olympics (1936), which took place the following year, the market towns of Garmisch and Partenkirchen merged under massive pressure from the NSDAP to form the market town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen. With 636 participants from 28 countries, there was a new record number of participants at the 1936 Winter Games in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. After Sapporo and St. Moritz were canceled, the Fifth Winter Olympics (1940) were also to be held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, but were canceled due to the Second World War. In 1954, Garmisch-Partenkirchen became the venue for the Arlberg-Kandahar races. In 1978, the Alpine World Ski Championships were held in Bavaria for the first time and Garmisch-Partenkirchen was the venue from January to February 1978. The town also hosted the Alpine World Ski Championships in 2011. Together with Munich and Schönau am Königssee, Garmisch-Partenkirchen made an unsuccessful bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympics.