Kreuth is a

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and a village in the district of

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Schloss Ringberg

During the days of Bavarian monarchy, the castle Ringberg was owned by the dukes of Bavaria. It was donated to the

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in 1973.

Wildbad Kreuth

The springs were first mentioned in 1490. The first

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was built in 1511 by Abbot Henry V. of

Tegernsee Tegernsee is a town in the Miesbach district of Bavaria, Germany. It is located on the shore of Lake Tegernsee, which is 747 m (2,451 ft) above sea level. A spa town, it is surrounded by an alpine landscape of Upper Bavaria, and has a ...

. The buildings were used for political gatherings of the

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for some decades. Today, it houses a simple hotel.

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