The Herzogstand is a mountain in the

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n foothills of the

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, south of the city of

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. It has an elevation of and is northwest of Lake Walchen.

Maximilian II of Bavaria Maximilian II (28 November 1811 – 10 March 1864) reigned as King of Bavaria between 1848 and 1864. Unlike his father, King Ludwig I, "King Max" was very popular and took a greater interest in the business of Government than in personal extra ...

had a hunting lodge built underneath today's so-called ''Herzogstand-house'' in 1857. His successor,

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, had a royal lodge built further up the mountain in 1865. The

Herzogstand Cable Car The Herzogstand Cable Car (german: Herzogstandbahn) was built in 1994 as replacement for a chair lift through the Bavarian alps. Its two cabins carry passengers from the village of Walchensee ( above NN) to the Fahrenberg mountain ( above NN) ...

renewed in 1994 following a fire in 1992, runs to Herzogstand-house at above sea level, and then continues on to the summit of Farnkopf at . The most popular ascent (AV way 446) leads from the valley station of the

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across the south side to Herzogstand-house and on to the summit of the mountain. An alternative descent leads along the somewhat exposed but well-secured

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to the Heimgarten mountain (), passing a lodge to the south of the Ohlstaedter Alm (). The descent east of the Rotwandkopf continues down to the spa town of Walchensee (

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Transmitter

The summit of Herzogstand has been used since 1920 for radiotechnical purposes; a VLF transmission antenna was erected between 1920 and 1934. Today, an FM radio transmitter on Fahrenbergkopf broadcasts the following stations:

Transmitter

See also