Oberstdorf
| Oberstdorf | ||
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  Oberstdorf | ||
Location of Oberstdorf within Oberallgäu district  | ||
| Coordinates: 47°25′N 10°17′E / 47.417°N 10.283°ECoordinates: 47°25′N 10°17′E / 47.417°N 10.283°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Bavaria | |
| Admin. region | Swabia | |
| District | Oberallgäu | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Laurent Mies | |
| Population (2012-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 9,580 | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 87561 | |
Oberstdorf is a municipality and skiing and hiking town in southwest Germany, located in the Allgäu region of the Bavarian Alps. Oberstdorf is one of the highest market towns in Germany.
At the center of Oberstdorf is a church whose tall spire serves as a landmark for navigating around town. The summits of the Nebelhorn and Fellhorn provide dramatic panoramic views of the alps. The Nebelhorn can be reached with a big cable car. Visitors can ride a unique diagonal elevator to the top of the Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze.
Sports
Oberstdorf hosts every New Year the first part of famous Four Hills Tournament in ski jump. The American Broadcasting Company's Wide World of Sports inadvertently featured Oberstdorf when Vinko Bogataj fell during the ski jump in 1970 and became "The Agony of Defeat".
Germany's modern figure skating center was built on the outside of the town. It has three covered rinks and some of them are accessible to the public, for recreational skating. It is a popular destination with European skaters for training camps.[2]
Oberstdorf hosts the annual Nebelhorn Trophy figure skating competition and has hosted the German Figure Skating Championships twelve times. It has also hosted the 1982, 2000, and 2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships.
Mountain bikers start their Transalp tour in Oberstdorf on the Schrofenpass to Riva del Garda.[3]
Notable people
- The famous alpinist Andreas Heckmair, who participated in the first ascent of the North Face of the Eiger in 1938 lived in Oberstdorf until his death in 2005.
- The ski mountaineer and extreme sports athlete Toni Steurer was born in Oberstdorf.
- The 2010 German Vancouver Olympic Team Members Christina Geiger and Gina Stechert (both Alpine Skiing), David Speiser (Snowboard Cross), Johannes Rydzek (Nordic Combined), Nicole Fessel and Katrin Zeller (both Cross-Country Skiing), Daniel Herberg (Curling) and Michael Neumayer (Ski jumping) live in Oberstdorf
- The prominent German luthier Florian Jäger lives and works in Oberstdorf.
Sister cities
References
- ↑ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). 31 December 2012.
- ↑ Flade, Tatjana (July 22, 2011). "Carolina Kostner Attends Camp In Oberstdorf, Germany". IFS Magazine. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
- ↑ Transalp on the Heckmair Route
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