The Ammergau is the region along the upper reaches of the Ammer and lies in Bavarian Oberland in Upper Bavaria.
Regions
The course of the river Ammer leads from the mountains of the Ammergau Alps through the Pfaffenwinkel until Ammersee, the outflow of the Ammersee is then the Amper.
The Ammergau is the river section in the Ammergau Alps themselves and in the foothills of the Alps immediately to the north. The parts of the Ammergau in the mountains (Ettal, Oberammergau) are also used for Werdenfelser Land counted, the closes on the north-western edge of the Ammergau Pfaffenwinkel at.
places
In the Ammergau Alps:
- Graswang in the Graswangtal and on the Linder, a source of the Ammer;
- Oberammergau (837 m), Schnitzerdorf, Lüftlmalerei and world-famous Passion Play location;
- Unterammergau (836 m), Lüftlmalerei and holiday community in the Ammertal;
On the northern edge of the Ammergau Alps / in the Alpine region:
- Saulgrub (859 m),
- Bad Kohlgrub (828 m), the highest German mud bath;
- Bad Bayersoien (812 m) spa and moor spa.
background
language
getting there
By train
The Ammertal Railway connects Oberammergau above Murnau with the Munich - Garmisch-Partenkirchen railway line.
In the street
- Of north / east: Via the autobahn
, Munich-Garmisch-Partenkirchen, 
Murnau / Kochel, continue on the state road via Murnau into the Ammergau;
- Of west: on the
Landsberg and on the B17 to Schongau and then on the B23 into the region.
- Of south: Over Garmisch-Partenkirchen and the federal road B2 to Oberau, then on the federal road 23 direction Oberammergau in the Ammertal;
mobility
Ammergaubahn
The Ammergaubahn, also known as the Ammertalbahn, runs as a local railway on a route that is highly attractive in terms of landscape Murnau through the Ammergau to Oberammergau.
Side of the Ammergau Railway www.pro-bahn.de
Tourist Attractions
activities
- Mountain railways and ski areas are Steckenberg in Unterammergau, Hörnlebahn in Bad Kohlgrub and Laberbergbahn with piston chairlift in Oberammergau, see also the overview of Mountain railways and ski areas in the Ammergau Alps.
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literature
Web links
- Tourist information Ammergau Alps: www.ammergauer-alpen.de
