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Mini guide to Miesbach

Miesbach

Miesbach is a town in Bavaria, Germany, and it is also the capital of the Miesbach district. The district is at an altitude of 697 meters above the sea level. It spreads over an area of approximately 863.50 km of alpine headlands and in 2004 it had a population of 93,942. The town is located 50 km to the southeast of Munich with Lake Schliersee and Lake Tegernsee nearby. Around these lakes you will find the internationally renowned spas, Bad Wiessee, Rottach-Egern and Tegernsee, which will offer you a relaxing vacation experience.

Miesbach was founded around the year 1000 and for hundreds of years was the seat of the County of Hohenwaldeck. In the 19th century it became the centre of the protection movement for the traditional costumes called the Tracht. Miesbach also has a very rich history as a pilgrimage and a mining village, which can still be seen in the landscape of the city.

On September 16th 1882, Miesbach became the starting point for the first ever long distance transmission of electric power in the world. A 1,343-voltage power transmission line transferred electricity from Miesbach through a distance of 35 miles (57 kilometres) to Munich. The starting point was the technologically superior Miesbach mine, where electricity was generated using a steam engine. On the receiving end in the Munich Glass Palace, an electric pump powered a non-natural waterfall. With this, Oskar von Miller and Marcel Deprez were able to prove that electric power could be transferred over long distances and makes this place a very interesting one to visit.

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