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Ettal, almost 900 meters above sea level, is located in a narrow mountain valley of the Western Alpine foothills. Before the invention of the railroad, Ettal, although near one of the most important Alpine passes and on a connecting road between Augsburg and Italy, was off the beaten path and a three-and-a-half day trip to the capital city of the Duchy and Electorate of Bavaria. Nowadays one of the most travelled and most popular roads goes through Ettal
Compared to the large and important monasteries of the Middle Ages in Bavaria Ettal is of relatively recent origin. It owes its foundation to the Duke of Bavaria, at the same time Roman Emperor of the German Nation, Kaiser Louis the Fourth. He was called the "Bavarian", originally an abusive name of the pope for the emperor who was opposed to him. According to tradition the motivation for the foundation is to be found in a vow which was common in the Middle Ages, but also in motives stemming from imperial and territorial reasons. Thus the spiritual and mental realm as well as the very practical entered into a union. The tradition of the foundation is richly connected with legend and history
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