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| Ettal Christmas Market (Oberammergau Weihnachtsmarkt) |
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When:
Dec 3 , 2010
- Dec 12, 2010
Where: Ettal (Oberammergau), Germany
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Ettal is a small town in the county of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in Bavaria. Every year, in the , the city holds a beautiful full of lights Christmas market.
The market is held in Advent days. (In the Christian calendar, the first season of the church year, a period of preparation for the birth of Jesus. Advent begins on the Sunday nearest to November 30 and continues until Christmas).
The market is located at the foot of the castle and the church which its architectonic beauty is an impressive decoration for lightened huts of the market. The marvelous picture is completed by the green pinewood and the snowy mountains.
In addition to the holiday stalls, the children can ride on pony horses and enjoy various kinds of activities. The adults can enjoy concerts of Bavarian brass band and classic music concerts played in the church.
The markets huts sell souvenirs, presents and decorations for the Christmas tree.
The square is warped with beautiful light, holiday music and the smell of the Glühwein.
This is an unforgettable experience for the whole family. Opening hours:
December 3th to 5th and December 10th to 12th 2010
Fri 3pm-8pm
Sat - Sun12am-8.00pm
Ettal - Online hotel reservations [By Booking.com]
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IMPORTANT:
Please note that the details of the event are subject to change.
We strongly recommended that you check with the organizers
before making any travel arrangements.
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Event related information:
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background and overview:
As Europe's largest economy and second most populous nation, Germany remains a key member of the continent's economic, political, and defense organizations. European power struggles immersed Germany in two devastating World Wars in the first half of the 20th century and left the country occupied by the victorious Allied powers of the US, UK, France, and the Soviet Union in 1945. With the advent of the Cold War, two German states were formed in 1949: the western Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) and the eastern German Democratic Republic (GDR). The democratic FRG embedded itself in key Western economic and security organizations, the EC, which became the EU, and NATO, while the Communist GDR was on the front line of the Soviet-led Warsaw Pact. The decline of the USSR and the end of the Cold War allowed for German unification in 1990. Since then, Germany has expended considerable funds to bring Eastern productivity and wages up to Western standards. In January 1999, Germany and 10 other EU countries introduced a common European exchange currency, the euro.
[Courtesy of The World Factbook]
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 Location: Central Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, between the Netherlands and Poland, south of Denmark. |
Languages:
German . |
Climate:
Temperate and marine; cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers; occasional warm mountain (foehn) wind. |
Capital:
Berlin |
Time Zone:
CET (UTC+1)
UTC+1 , (Summer (DST) UTC+2) |
Currency (code):
Euro (EUR) |
Call Code:
+49 |
Electric Power:
230V 50Hz |
Tourist office:
German National Tourist Board (GNTB) Beethovenstraße 69 60325 Frankfurt/Main Fax: +49 (0) 69/75 19 03 |
Tourist website:
Click Here |
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