Kofel

The Kofel is a 1,342-metre mountain in the Bavarian Alps of Germany. With its distinctive white head it is the signature mountain of the town of Oberammergau, from which the summit is only about one km away.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include NATO School and Passion Play Theatre.

NATO School

Military installation

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The NATO School Oberammergau in southern Germany is NATO's key training facility on the operational level. The School started with two courses in 1953 and now offers over 100 different courses to Alliance members and partners on subjects related to NATO's policies, strategies, missions and operations.

Passion Play Theatre

Theater building

Passion Play Theatre

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Passion Play Theatre is a theater building.

Ettaler Weidmoos

Nature reserve

Ettaler Weidmoos

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Ettaler Weidmoos is a nature reserve.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Unterammergau and Graswang.

Unterammergau

Village

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Unterammergau is a village.

Graswang

Village

Photo: Bjs, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Graswang is a village.

Oberau

Village

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Oberau is a municipality in the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in Bavaria, Germany.

Kofel

Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,342 metres
Description: mountain in Germany
Categories: mountain and landform
Location: Oberammergau, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.5869° or 47° 35′ 13″ north

Longitude

11.0595° or 11° 3′ 34″ east

Elevation

1,342 metres (4,403 feet)

Open location code

8FVHH3P5+PR

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

Wikidata ID

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Kofel” goes by many names.

Chinese: “科費爾山”
Dutch: “Kofel”
Egyptian Arabic: “جبل كوفيل”
French: “Kofel”
German: “Kofel”
Ladin: “Kofel”
Ukrainian: “Кофель”

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