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      Reinforced avalanche barriers, Mittenwald, Germany

      Germany, Mittenwald

      Mittenwald is located in the Northern foothills of the Alps in Bavaria, near the Austrian border, Southeast of Garmisch-Partenkirchen. In February 1999 an avalanche came very close to destroying houses and roads, and from that date community leaders pursued the goal of providing an effective avalanche barrier to protect against future avalanche flows.

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