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- The title of this article contains the character
o
. Where it is unavailable or not wanted, the name may be written as
Bad Toelz
.
Bad Tolz seen from the River Isar
Bad Tolz
Bad Tolz
is a town in
Bavaria
,
Germany
, and
capital
of the district of
Bad Tolz-Wolfratshausen
.
In 1937 a
SS-Junkerschule
(SS Officer Candidate School) was made at Bad Tolz which
operated
until the end of
World War II
in 1945. As well, a subcamp of the
Dachau concentration camp
was in the town. It provided labour for the
SS-Junkerschule
and the
Zentralbauleitung
(Central Administration Building). The former SS-Junkerschule was the base of the U.S. Army's 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group until 1991.
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Bad Tolz is known for its
spas
, historic
medieval
town, and spectacular views of the
alps
. On the western bank of the
Isar
River lies the Kurverwaltung, or modern
spa
, whose
iodine
-rich waters are known for their soothing and healing powers. Another major attraction is Stadtpfarrkirche, a
church
made in 1466, which is a good example of German late-
Gothic architecture
.
Bad Tolz sits on the
Isar
River, 670 metres (2,200 feet) above sea level. It has an area of 30.8
square kilometres
(11.9
square miles
)
- Bad Tolz is the setting of the popular television series,
Der Bulle von Tolz
.
- Tolzer Knabenchor - a world-famous boys choir.
- Bad Tolz is famous for the hockey club EC Bad Tolz (also known as Tolzer Lowen)
Media related to
Bad Tolz
at Wikimedia Commons
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