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rising in the middle of a plain, these Bavarian Alps lie spread out before us, 

 forming a magnificent panorama. Their culminating summit, the Zugspitze 

 (9,699 feet), is the highest mountain within the present limits of the German 

 Empire. 



Some of the Alpine valleys of Bavaria are noted for their picturesque scenery. 



Fig. 129. — The Konigsp;e. 

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The castle of Hohenschwangau, to the east of Fii.ssen, commands an extensive 

 view of the valley of the Lech and of a country of moraines, now covered 

 with forest. The beautiful valley of Partenkirchen opens out at the foot of the 

 Wetterstein, and near it the Walchensee occupies a huge natural amphitheatre in 

 the mountains. The Tfgernsee, with its villas, lies farther to the east, whilst the 



