AREA
Oberstdorf is located in
the southern area of Germany and is the centre of
tourism within the region called „Oberallgäu“. About
10,000 inhabitants live in Oberstdorf, but more than
20,000 beds are available for guests during the year.
The pedestrian area in the village might be the largest
in the World (227,500 square meters) – only a few
streets are available for traffic. Oberstdorf was the
first community in Germany which kept the cars outside
the village.
The altitude of the village itself is 813 m; the highest
mountain next door, the Nebelhorn, is over 2,200 m high.
All kind of sports activities are possible. Magnificent
ski areas, more than 200 km of well-prepared walking
paths into the 7 valleys, used also for cross-country
skiing in the wintertime, mountain climbing, golf,
rafting and many other indoor and outdoor varieties are
offered, but one of the main attraction in Oberstdorf is
the National Training Centre for Figure Skating.
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CLIMATE
The outside temperature during the
last days of February and the beginning of March in Oberstdorf is
stated as + 1° Celsius (average measure), but the actual temperature
can vary between – 10° Celsius and + 8° Celsius. Especially the
nights are pretty cold in this area. The average height of snow is
about 50 cm within the village and about 1 to 2 m on the mountains.
More
information
about
Oberstdorf
Ý
www.oberstdorf.de
(deutsch)
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www.oberstdorf.de
(english)
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