Oberallgäu - Oberallgäu

The Oberallgäu is the southernmost part Germany and is part of the Allgäu in the Administrative region of Swabia in Bavaria.

Regions

The Oberallgäu essentially comprises the Allgäuer Bergland south of a line from Leutkirch in the Allgäu to Obergünzburg. It covers altitudes between about 600 m to the Hochfrottspitze with 2649 m, the regions to the left and right of the Iller

• Allgäu Alps
• Allgäu high alps, sometimes that AustrianKleinwalsertal (tourist) is added
• Group of horns
• the landscape around the Alpsee with the Alpkönigdörfern
• the moraine landscape around Kempten

To the north of that is that Unterallgäu, south are the Austrian Alps. Ostallgäu and Westallgäu join.

places

• Dietmannsried
• Kempten (Allgäu), largest city in the Upper Allgäu
• Oberstdorf, southernmost place in Germany
• Bad Hindelang

Horned Villages and Nagelfluhkette Nature Park:

• Balderschwang, Bolsterlang, fishing, Obermaiselstein, Often swing, Oberstaufen

Alpsee-Grünten Holiday region

• Immenstadt, Sonthofen, Blaichach, Castle Hill, Rettenberg, Wertach

Allgäu Lake District

• Buchenberg, Sulzberg, Waltenhofen, Oy-Mittelberg

Alpkönigdörfer

• Missen-Wilhams, Weitnau

Other goals

• Kleinwalsertal (Vorarlberg)

background

Alpkönig

The idiosyncratic name goes back to the AlpköningCarl Brainbone, of 1807 in Unterwilhams was born and in 1871 Weitnau died. Carl Hirnbein first worked in his parents' farm, then as a cheese seller. Around 1830 he sent some young people to Belgium to learn how to make cheese there. Finally he got into the production of Romadur and Limburger, in addition he concluded milk supply contracts with the farmers in the area. In the period that followed, dairies were built on the mountain pastures. While the farmers around the Hauchenberg used to have a sideline in the cultivation of blue flowering flax and linen weaving, now the focus was on alpine farming with green pastures and cheese production. The phrase arose From the blue to the green Allgäu. The Alpkönig was also one of the pioneers of tourism in the Allgäu. Under his direction, the first hotel in the Allgäu Alps was built on the Grünten, and it still exists today as that Grüntenhaus. The first printed tourist brochure can also be traced back to Carl Hinrbein.

In the villages of his homeland, a number of streets and memorials commemorate the alpine king:

• Carl Brainbone Museum in Miss
• Carl-Hirnbein lookout tower in Weitnau
• Farm museum in Diepolz

as well as several roads and hiking trails

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getting there

mobility

By train

The Oberallgäu ticket is available as a day card and for guests as a holiday card (4 or 7 days).

Tourist Attractions

• Breitachklamm (near Oberstdorf)
• Starzlachklamm (at Sonthofen)
• Allgäu Nagelfluhkette, German-Austrian nature park. Are worth seeing
  • Steigbachtobel (at Immenstadt)
  • Alpsee
  • Buchenegger waterfalls (at Oberstaufen)
• Dengelstein (in the Kempten Forest, Betzigau)
• Sturmannshöhle (at Obermaiselstein)
• Devil's Kitchen (at Obergünzburg)
• Squirrel forest in fish

activities

Summer:

• Visit of the model railway layout Allgäu mini world. Miniature replica of well-known route sections.
• Visit of Ore mine adventure world on the Grünten in Burgberg i. Allgäu
• Alpsee Coaster - At 3 km, the longest summer toboggan run in Germany is located near Immenstadt. The track, which is guided on metal rails, overcomes a height difference of 355 m (ascent by chair lift). For more see www.alpsee-bergwelt.de.
• Water ski and wakeboard park at Inselsee - two lifts with different levels of difficulty.
• Llama walks when fishing in the Allgäu
• White water rafting in the Allgäu - On the Iller, rafting is offered from April 15th to the end of October. In large or small boats, depending on the ability of the guests, the rapids and waves of the Iller are driven.
• Canyoning in the Allgäu - With a climbing harness and neoprene you can explore the narrow mountain gorges in the Allgäu.
• Hikes in the mountains of the Allgäu High Alps

Winter:

• Skiing: Numerous ski areas, of which the Fellhorn-Kanzelwand area in Oberstdorf is one of the most famous. Many small lifts are ideal for children and beginners.
• Snowboarding: Especially in the Fellhorn-Kanzelwand ski area with the Fellhornpark and the Crytsal Ground, as well as in Nesselwang, the needs of snowboarders are catered for.
• Cross-country skiing: Many trails in the region. Oberstdorf, Oberjoch and Gunzesried in particular are snow-sure and perfectly groomed cross-country skiing areas in the Oberallgäu
• Ice skating
• Winter hiking

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Practical advice

Allgäu-Walser-Card

In the tourist region Allgäu & Kleinwalsertal Holiday guests receive the from their hosts Allgäu-Walser-Card handed out. With this card they are different from day tourists. This gives them discounts, be it on guided tours, parking, entry to leisure facilities or events. You can top up this card on site with additional offers for lifts or mountain railways. However, this card is not completely free: it is financed by the spa contribution (visitor's tax), which is levied in different amounts by the individual municipalities, it amounts to around 1.20 € / night. In Oberstdorf it is 2.60 € / night (as of 2015), but there you get a higher value Allgäu-Walser Premium Card.

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Web links

• Tourist board website