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Zugspitze

The Zugspitze is Germany's highest mountain, located in the Wetterstein mountain range in southern Bavaria. Here you can find an automatic compilation of DW content on the Zugspitze.

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A snow clearing vehicle removes masses of snow from a car park.

Germany: Munich Airport suspends flights amid heavy snowfall

Flights at Germany's second-biggest airport were temporarily suspended until tomorrow.
ClimateDecember 2, 2023
A view of Zugspitze mountain, Germany.

The breathtaking beauty of the Alps

Europe's most extensive mountain range features rugged peaks, spectacular vistas, deep gorges and so much more.
TravelJuly 24, 202313 images
A campsite surrounded by meadows, trees and the Alps in southern Germany

Germany's most beautiful campsites

Rising temperatures and longer days make for ideal camping conditions. Here are our 10 favorite German campsites.
TravelMay 15, 202310 images
Schweiz Alpen Skifahrer

Europe's top winter sports resorts

In the Alps, winter sports enthusiasts will find fantastic ski slopes, countless cross-country trails and more.
TravelFebruary 1, 202311 images
A person skiis in powdery snow in Ischgl.

Europe's ski industry aims to save during the energy crisis

Slower cable cars and less heating: How ski resorts in Austria and Germany are adapting to the energy crisis.
TravelDecember 12, 2022
A viewing bridge looking over the Zugspitze.

The most beautiful mountain ranges in Germany

Some of Germany's mountains are impressive not due to their height, but rather due to their beauty and unique features.
TravelNovember 18, 20229 images
A single skier going down a snowy slope with blue skies and the Alps in the background in the ski resort Les Chaux in Switzerland.

Europe's ski resorts optimistic despite omicron

Austria is seeing a disappointing season, but in Switzerland visitor numbers are exceeding pre-pandemic levels.
TravelJanuary 24, 2022
Two people walking on a glacier on the Zugspitze

German glaciers may melt away in 10 years

Germany's five glaciers are melting faster than once forecast and will be gone within a decade, experts have said.
PoliticsApril 29, 2021
Germany, Bavaria, Zugspitze - two mountaineers hiking in summer

Towering over Germany: A trip to the Zugspitze

A trip to the Zugspitze mountain in southern Germany could be a refreshing summer escape amid COVID-19 restrictions.
TravelAugust 27, 2020
View of Berchtesgaden with the Watzmann in the background

A trek through Germany's mountains

In celebration of International Mountain Day, here are some of the most famous and noteworthy peaks in Germany.
TravelDecember 11, 20199 images
4 women sitting at a table outside a mountain hut at night

From hut to hut - 150 years of the German Alpine Club

The DAV German Alpine Association, the world's largest mountaineering club, is also committed to nature conservation.
TravelMay 9, 201910 images
Deutschland Zugspitze Iglu-Bau

Building an igloo on the Zugspitze

On Germany's highest mountain guests can check into an igloo like in a hotel - or build one themselves.
TravelFebruary 11, 2019
Euromaxx 14.02.2018 Zugspitze

Germany's highest mountain: the Zugspitze

There's an extra-fast new way to get to the top of Germany's highest mountain.
TravelJanuary 9, 201905:00 min
DW Euromaxx (Sendungslogo)

Euromaxx - Lifestyle Europe 08.01.2019

Jimmy Page turns 75, a facelift for a sound sculpture, and five incredible living concepts.
LifestyleJanuary 9, 201926:01 min
Check-in 27.01.2018

Off to the Zugspitze!

Nicole Frölich on Germany's highest peak
TravelJanuary 3, 201908:22 min
DW Euromaxx (Sendunglogo)

Euromaxx - Lifestyle Europe 14.11.2018

Living Caravaggio paintings, aerial shots of the Zugspitze mountain and the inventor of the coffee filter.
LifestyleNovember 14, 201826:00 min
Unfall Bayerische Zugspitzbahn

Accident gondola of the Zugspitz cable car rescued

The damaged cabin of the spectacular new Zugspitz cable car during an emergency exercise last week could be salvaged.
TravelSeptember 21, 2018
BdT Schnee auf der Zugspitze

First snow fall in Germany

Winter announced itself this weekend on the Zugspitze Mountain in Bavaria. About ten centimeters of fresh snow fell.
TravelAugust 27, 2018
Seilbahn Zugspitze

The Zugspitze cable car - it's the tops!

Germany's highest peak boasts many superlatives. Now it has a new aerial cable car to the summit.
TravelDecember 19, 201710 images
04.2016 Check-in (Sendungslogo)

Check-in - The Travel Guide | 25.02.2017

Nicole Frölich tries out the ski slopes and the lodgings in an igloo village.
TravelFebruary 27, 2017
04.2016 Check-in (Sendungslogo)

Check-in - The Travel Guide

Nicole Frölich tries out the ski slopes and the lodgings in an igloo village.
TravelDecember 27, 2016
Check-in 10.12.2016

24 hours on the Zugspitze

Skiing, taking in the view and the rays and sleeping in an igloo.
TravelDecember 23, 2016
DW Projekt #DailyDrone Zugspitze

#DailyDrone: Zugspitze, Bavaria

At the top of Germany: the #DailyDrone is going up the Zugspitze today!
TravelDecember 21, 201601:20 min
Discover Germany logo

Discover Germany - The Travel Guide | 16.01.2016

Travel destinations are the Zugspitze, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Hamburg, Berlin and Tübingen.
January 19, 2016
Deutschland Zugspitze Snowboarder

Classic winter sports resorts in the Alps

In the Alps, winter sports enthusiasts can find everything their hearts desire.
January 11, 2016
Deutschland Wintersport Wintersportgebiet Schnee im Schwarzwald

10 reasons for winter sports enthusiasts to head to Germany

Into winter sports? Here are 10 reasons you should head to Germany.
January 8, 2016
Discover Germany logo

Discover Germany - The Travel Guide | 19.12.2015

Discover Germany visits some favorite winter and Christmas destinations.
December 21, 2015
Deutschland Almhütte Elmau bei Schloss Elmau

Hiking to the Elmau Alm mountain lodge restaurant

Near the highest peak in the Alps, the Zugspitze, you can discover a Bavarian Alpine idyll at Schloss Elmau.
November 4, 2015
Bayerische Zugspitzbahn

Zugspitze: Cable car of the future

By December 2017 the Bavarian Zugspitzbahn hope to be operating a new cable car to Germany's highest mountain,
July 8, 2015
Reportagereise G7

G7 at Elmau Castle

German police have sealed off Elmau Castle for the upcoming G7 summit in Bavaria.
May 26, 2015
Copyright: Patrick Seeger/dpa

Ski season wraps up on Germany's Feldberg

As temperatures on the Feldberg reached double digits, skiers enjoyed one last day of winter fun in slightly slushy snow
April 13, 2015
Grundschüler toben sich im Schnee aus

10 places for winter sports in Germany

Into winter sports? Here are 10 reasons you should head to Germany.
TravelJanuary 16, 201510 images
App Check Bergfex English

Use your smartphone to find ski slopes

Winter has arrived and so, slowly but surely, has the snow - in most ski resorts. But which ones are open and how much snow exactly is there in the German ski resorts? The Bergfex app provides answers on this and more.
December 16, 2014
Skiers on a glacier on the Zugspitze

From Kahler Asten to the Zugspitze - it's time for winter sports in Germany

The snow took some time to arrive, but now winter sports get underway on the pistes.
December 16, 2014
Zugspitze

Germany’s Highest Peak

Enjoy fabulous views and great skiing on Germany's highest peak - the Zugspitze.
January 28, 2014
View of the mountain range in the Zugspitz region

The Bavarian Alps

We enjoy some spectacular views in the Bavarian Alps
September 24, 2013
19.01.2013 DW hin & weg Ueberblick Wintersport 3

Winter fun in Germany

We tour Germany's best areas for skiing, sledding or cross-country skiing
January 24, 2013
Zugspitze

Alpine winter

This winter, head to the Alps.
January 2, 2012
Horses graze in a meadow in Garmisch

Olympic bid

Munich's bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympics hinges on a small Alpine town called Garmisch.
October 9, 2010
Skiers enjoying snowy mountains

Going downhill

A new report paints a bleak picture of the future of skiing in Europe's Alps, especially in Germany.
January 25, 2010
People in traditional Bavarian dress drinking beer from giant mugs

Laptops and Lederhosen

Lederhosen, sausage, Neuschwanstein Castle, snow-covered Alps; the classic images all apply.
November 18, 2009
Swiss tightrope walker Freddy Nock balances on the 995-meter-long cable of the cable railway on top of the Zugspitz mountain, Germany's highest peak, Aug. 30, 2009

Don't look down

A Swiss daredevil sets a tightrope record on Germany's highest mountain - without a safety net.
August 31, 2009
Runners climb a slope during a mountain run towards the peak of Germany's highest mountain, Zugspitze

Alpine Tragedy

Prosecutors are investigating the death of two athletes in a race up Germany's highest mountain.
July 15, 2008
The Zugspitze

Extreme Athletes Die in Race on Germany's Highest Mountain

Two German men in their forties died of exhaustion and a further six were hospitalized after a 16-kilometer (10-mile) mountain sprint on the Zugspitze, Germany's highest mountain.
July 14, 2008
Huber's plane

Summit Landing

A plane touched down on Germany's highest mountain for the first time in half a century.
May 4, 2008

Mountain-Sized Sun Screen

Giant tarps were stretched over Germany's highest mountain in an effort to curb glacial melt.
May 3, 2007

The Mountain Manager

Manfred Feldmeier's workplace is tops -- literally. He is the manager of Germany's highest mountain, the Zugspitze. He tells DW-WORLD what it's like when the air is thin every workday.
August 21, 2005

Less Ice on Germany's Highest Peak

August 5, 2005

A Pearl in Alpine Germany

The Watzmann knows nothing of inferiority complexes. Although shadowed by the Zugspitze, the second highest peak in Germany still attracts crowds of climbers eager to conquer its summit and view the alpine lake below.
September 1, 2004

No Purple Zugspitze After All

July 19, 2004