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TEGERNSEE
, a See also:lake of See also:Germany, in the See also:province of Upper See also:Bavaria, situated in a beautiful See also:mountain See also:country, 2382 ft. above the See also:sea, 34 M
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S. from See also:Munich by See also:rail to See also:Gmund, a See also:village with a station on the See also:north See also:shore
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The lake is 4 M. See also:long, averages 14 m. broad, and is about
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235 ft. deep
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Its See also:waters See also:discharge through the Mangfall into the See also:Inn
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The See also:southern See also:part is environed by high and well-wooded hills, while on the See also:northern See also:side, where it debouches on the See also:plain, the See also:banks are See also:flat and less attractive
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Prosperous villages and
handsome villas See also:stud its shores, and it is one of the most frequented summer resorts in the vicinity of Munich
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The village of Tegernsee (pop
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1742 in 1905), on the See also:east See also:bank, has a See also:parish See also: |
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