Scheidegg - Scheidegg

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Scheidegg
federal stateBavaria
Residents
4.264 (2019)
height
805 m
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Scheidegg

Scheidegg is a city in the westallgäu near the Austrian border. The mountains of the Bregenz Forest with the 1062 m high Pfänder and the high Alps are wonderful to see, but also the mountains of the Swiss Säntis.

background

Scheidegg is a Kneipp health resort and climatic health resort and, with 3,200 guest beds, is one of the 10 most important tourist locations in the Swabian region. Due to the low fog altitude, Scheidegg has over 2,000 hours of sunshine annually and in 2007 it was “Germany's sunniest place”. The community Scheidegg consists of the places Scheidegg, Scheffau and Lindenau as well as several hamlets and farms.

The place is on the border to Vorarlberg. The neighboring towns Sigmarszell, Opfenbach, Lindenberg and Hamlet-Simmerberg belong to the district of Lindau, Möppers, Langen near Bregenz and Sulzberg lie in Vorarlberg.

getting there

By train and bus

The nearest train station is Roethenbach on the route Lindau - Immenstadt - Munich.
A little further lies Hergatz, from where also the regional trains via Wangen in the Allgäu to Aulendorf or Memmingen drive.

Buses run at least every hour via Lindenberg to Röthenbach and Hergatz.

In the street

On foot

James pilgrimage in Westallgäu - You can stay overnight in the pilgrimage center of the Evangelical Church.

mobility

Map of Scheidegg

Preferably everything on foot. The bus from Lindenberg goes to the spa district.

Tourist Attractions

  • 1 Scheidegger waterfalls with the water world adventure park in the Rickenbach valley
entry: 1.50 €, children 5-13 years: 1.- €. Outside the opening times, the waterfalls are accessible at your own risk. ·
Directions: The Scheidegger waterfalls are on a side road in the area of ​​the B 308 about 2 km northwest of Scheidegg. Hikers can find the waterfalls via Bräuhausstraße and the marked hiking trail to Rickenbach (parking lot).
  • 2 Hasenreuter waterfalls - 1800 m above the Scheidegger waterfalls, the Rickenbach forms the Hasenreuter waterfalls in the south. In the past, water power was also used here.
How to get there: From the center of Scheidegg, take the state road 2378 in the direction of Möggers (A). 475 m after the place-name sign there is a hidden sign on the right side of the road in the forest "Hasenreuter waterfalls".
  • 3  Parish Church of St. Gallus
  • 4  Böserscheidegg dairy (in the hamlet of Böserscheidegg about 2 km west of Scheidegg). Open: Daily from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 4.30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
  • 5  Scheidegg reptile zoo, Gretenmühle 9. Open: daily except Fri.Price: Admission adults € 4.50, children € 3.

activities

  • 2  Skywalk Allgäu, Oberschwend 25. The new attraction with a lookout tower and treetop path is located south of Scheidegg. From the facility at an altitude of 1000 m you have very nice views. The treetop path is complemented by a nature experience path, a barefoot path and an adventure playground.Price: admission summer 9.20 €, winter (Nov-March) 7 €.

summer

  • hike
    • Kapellenweg
    • Kneipp circuit
    • Way of St. James
    • Cheese Street
    • Hike to the Scheidegger waterfalls
  • Bike tours for athletes
  • 3  Alpine swimming pool. Tel.: (0)8381 1440. Price: Admission adults € 3.50.

winter

  • Cross-country skiing - trails - First-class cross-country skiing area with wonderful views
  • 4  Scheidegg ski lifts, Diethen 64 1/2. Tel.: 49 8381 4460 (during operation). Luggi-Leitner-Lift, tow lift 900 m, small Diethen-Lift for children and beginners.

shop

There are two Edeka shops in town. The neighboring town of Lindenberg is a shopping town.

kitchen

nightlife

accommodation

  • 1  Allgäu villa, Zollstrasse 20, 88175 Scheidegg. Tel.: (0)8381 9270047, Fax: (0)8381 9270048, Email: . 4 romantic feel-good apartments, fantastically located in the border triangle Germany-Austria-Switzerland.Price: Overnight stay from € 42 (plus € 10 single surcharge); Surcharge for the gourmet breakfast: 13 € per person / per breakfast.

health

Practical advice

trips

  • Lindenberg - A nice way downhill and back by bus
  • Hamlet - also easy to reach on foot
  • Sulzberg - place at 1013 m altitude on the Austrian border, easy to see from Scheidegg and 14 km away by car.
Pfänder (1,064 m) near Bregenz
Hochgrat (1,832 m) near Steibis
Hat Museum Lindenberg
Summer toboggan run on the Hündle
The Eistobel
Aquaria Oberstaufen water park
Wonnemar Sonthofen fun pool
Lindau, Lake Constance shipping
Meersburg
Friedrichshafen
Bregenz, Bregenz Festival
Ravensburg, Ravensburger Spieleland

literature

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