Bavarian Oberland

This Bavarian People's Uprising soon met a tragic end in the Sendling night of murder.

The planning region extends over the four counties of Miesbach, Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen, Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Weilheim-Schongau.

Sometimes areas to the north (Munich, Starnberg, Landsberg am Lech) or to the east (Chiemgau) are incorrectly considered part of the Bavarian Oberland.

The Bavarian Oberland is a region that is still largely rural and that continues to play a major role in its culture and customs.

In a 2006 Germany-wide survey into how content people were with where they lived the Bavarian Oberland achieved first place.