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Bad Hindelang | ||
federal state | Bavaria | |
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Residents | 5.168 (2019) | |
height | 825 m | |
Tourist info | 49 8324 8920 www.badhindelang.de | |
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Bad Hindelang is 822 meters above sea level and is a market town in the Oberallgäu, the southernmost region of the Allgäu. With around 1 million overnight stays annually, Bad Hindelang is one of the most successful and well-known places in tourism Bavaria. The Oberjoch district is at an altitude of 1,136 meters and is known as the "highest ski and mountain village in Germany".
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The market town of Bad Hindelang consists of the districts of Bad Hindelang, Vorderhindelang, Bad Oberdorf, Unterjoch, Oberjoch and Hinterstein, plus a number of hamlets and farms.
getting there
By plane
Arrival possible via the following airports: Memmingen Airport(IATA: FMM), Friedrichshafen Airport
(IATA: FDH), Munich Airport
(IATA: MUC), Stuttgart Airport
(IATA: STR) or airport Zurich
(IATA: ZRH). Transfer services are offered from the airports in Memmingen and Friedrichshafen.
By train
Arrival via Immenstadt i. Allgäu to the holiday destination station Sonthofen. The bus continues every half hour to Bad Hindelang (approx. 7 km)
By bus
The 1 Long-distance bus stop is on the Alpenstrasse (B 308).
The bus company "Komm mit" -Busreisen offers a convenient pick-up service from your own front door to the host's front door and back again. The offer can be booked from numerous major German cities.
In the street
Arrival via the A7 to the Allgäu motorway triangle. Then on the A980 towards Sonthofen and Oberstdorf. Exit Waltenhofen on the B19 towards Sonthofen and continue on the B308 to Bad Hindelang. Alternatively, it is also possible to arrive via Unterjoch and Oberjoch. To do this, take the A7 to the Bad Hindelang / Oberjoch exit near Oy-Mittelberg. Then continue on the B309 / B310 to Unterjoch and Oberjoch. On the B308 you can continue to Bad Hindelang over the Jochpass.
On foot
The European long-distance hiking trail E4 and the 240-kilometer Maximiliansweg from Lindau to Berchtesgaden lead to and through Bad Hindelang.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
Bad Hindelang:
- 1 Town hall in the castle
- 2 Catholic Church of St. John Baptist
- 3 Former Salt factor house (three-ball house)
- 4 Evangel. Bad Oberdorf Church
- 5 Former Upper Mill
- 6 Church of Our Lady in the Ostrachtal and St. Jodokus
Hinterstein
- 7 Lady Chapel
- 8 Hubertus Chapel
- 9 Catholic parish church of Anthony of Padua
- 1 Prinze Gumpe natural pool, Auf dem Buck 6, 87541 Bad Hindelang. Tel.: 49 8324 8920. The Kneipp cure garden "Prinze Gumpe" was converted from a swimming pool into a natural swimming pond in 1998 by the residents. The pond system cleans itself and offers a Kneipp pool and a lawn for sunbathing. There is also a small café where you can get light meals, cakes and drinks.Price: free (donations welcome).
Love stone
- 10 St. Leonhard
activities
![Canyoning Allgäu near Hindelang](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Canyoning_bei_Hindelang_mit_MAP-Erlebnis.jpg/220px-Canyoning_bei_Hindelang_mit_MAP-Erlebnis.jpg)
- hike: The Hintersteiner Tal with the Schrecksee is particularly popular (camping strictly prohibited!)
- Climb: The block field in Hinterstein offers several hundred boulders. The routes are excellent and put together to form different difficult parcous.
- Wildwater Rafting: Rafting in the Allgäu is possible on the Iller near Hindelang. More information at the tourist office.
- Canyoning: Exploring gorges with a certified canyoning guide. More information at the tourist office.
- Cross-country skiing: Great trails along the Ostrach near Hinterstein to Hindelang
- MTB: The valleys around Hindelang can be perfectly explored by mountain bike.
![White water rafting near Hindelang](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Wildwasser_Rafting_bei_Blaichach_mit_MAP-Erlebnis.jpg/220px-Wildwasser_Rafting_bei_Blaichach_mit_MAP-Erlebnis.jpg)
shop
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
- 1 The chamois (Spa and sports hotel Bad Hindelang), Zillenbachstrasse 50 87541 Bad Hindelang. Tel.: 49 8324 9840, Fax: 49 8324 984728, Email: [email protected].
- 2 Motorhome parking space in Hindelang
- 3 Camping Bergheimat Oberjoch
- 4 Gasthof Adler-Post (listed building). Feature: Garni.
- 5 Panoramahotel Oberjoch
health
Practical advice
trips
literature
Web links
- http://marktgemeinde.badhindelang.de/ - Official website of Bad Hindelang