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OBERSTDORF

Tourist Office
Prinzregenten-Platz 1, D-87561 Oberstdorf
Germany
Telephone: (49) 8322/700-0 Fax: (49) 8322/700-236
URL: oberstdorf.de
Email: info@oberstdorf.de

ALLGÄU REGION

Oberstdorf where the World Nordic Championships were held in 1987 is the leading wintersports resort of the Allgäu Region of southern Germany. Oberstdorf is popular with natives as a ski, spa and holiday resort. Proximity to Austria’s Kleinwalsertal area adds to the continental ambiance.

Television viewers of international ski jumping events
have seen this lift and ski jump in Oberstdorf.

Elevation: Base/Village: 815 m (2,673 ft); Top: 2,224 m (7,295 ft)

Vertical: 1,379 m (4,523 ft)

Longest Run: 7.5 km (4.7 mi), Nebelhorn to village

Terrain: 44 km (27 mi) of groomed slopes; 26% beginner, 64% intermediate, 10% advanced

Skiing Circus: A combination of 3 individual areas: Nebelhorn, cable car direct from town; Söllereck and Fellhorn-Kanzelwand: From the Fellhorn you can ski to the Kleinwalsertal ski complex in Austria and return by gondola

Lifts: 30

Types: 3 gondolas, 5 cable cars, 8 chairlifts, 14 T-bars

Lift Capacity: 33,600 per hour in the region

Ski Season: December-April

Cross Country: 76 km (47 mi) of tracks, including high altitude ones for beginners

Ski School: 8 schools with 200; 3 snowboard schools

Mountain Restaurants: 9, Nebelhorn 4; Fellhorn 4 & Söllereck 2

Other Winter Activities: Curling; hiking; horse drawn sleigh; ice skating stadium; paragliding; indoor horseback riding; tobogganing; indoor swimming; indoor tennis; snowboarding, bungy jumping; ski jump

Après-Ski: Bars; discos; cafes; folklore evenings; concerts; sauna; spa; solarium, fitness center; icebars at all 3 skiing areas; casino in Kleinwalsertal, 12 km

Shopping/Services: Varied nightlife, many restaurants, variety of shops in the center, cozy wine taverns, theater performances, cinema, museum

Credit Cards: AE, DC, EC, VISA in many hotels, shops, & restaurants but not all

Child Care: 5-day Ski Kindergarten, DM 180

Lodging: 17,500 guest beds; over 300 hotels, lodges, pensions and apartments; also holidays on a farm

Transportation: Gateway Airport: Munich 210 km (130 mi); Zürich 220 km (132 mi); Stuttgart 245 km (152 mi)

Closest Provincial City: Kempten

Auto: B 12 Munich-Kempten/B 19 Kempten-Oberstdorf

Train: Available to Oberstdorf from Munich and Stuttgart

Best Deal: Ski pass Oberstdorf/Kleinwalsertal (Austria). Also, low season last 3 weeks of January

Rates: See Rates section

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