Oberammergau, Germany

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Oberammergau, Germany is a Bavarian alpine village renowned for its once-a-decade Passion Play and traditional woodcarving craftsmanship.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
village
administrativeDistrict Garmisch-Partenkirchen district
areaCode +49 8822
country Germany
elevation approximately 837 metres above sea level
governingBody municipal council of Oberammergau
hasCulturalHeritage traditional Bavarian folk costumes
traditional Bavarian music
hasEducationalInstitution Bavarian State Woodcarving School Oberammergau
hasIndustry tourism services
woodcarving workshops
hasMuseum Oberammergau Museum
hasNearbyMountain Kofel
hasNearbyProtectedArea Ammergau Alps Nature Park
hasParishChurch Parish Church of Saints Peter and Paul, Oberammergau
hasRailwayStation Oberammergau railway station
hasTwinTown Cavalese
Fermo
knownFor Lüftlmalerei (ornate frescoed house façades)
linked to: Lüftlmalerei

Oberammergau Passion Play
religious tourism
skiing and winter sports tourism
woodcarving tradition
languageOfficial German
locatedIn Ammergau Alps
Upper Bavaria
valley of the River Ammer
locatedNear Ettal
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Linderhof Palace
passionPlayFirstPerformed 1634
passionPlayFrequency every 10 years
passionPlayOrganizedBy citizens of Oberammergau
passionPlayParticipantsRequirement local residency
passionPlaySubject life and Passion of Jesus Christ
linked to: Life of Christ
populationApproximate about 5,000 inhabitants
postalCode 82487
railwayLine Ammergau Railway
regionCodeNUTS DE21L
religiousDenominationTraditionally Roman Catholic
state Bavaria
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time
tourismType cultural tourism
outdoor recreation tourism
religious pilgrimage
vehicleRegistrationCode GAP

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Messerschmitt P.1101 capturedLocation Oberammergau, Germany
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Ammer flowsThrough Oberammergau
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Ammer flowsThrough Unterammergau
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Ettal Abbey locatedNear Oberammergau
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Ammergau Alps hasSettlement Oberammergau
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NATO School Oberammergau locatedIn Oberammergau
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Oberammergau governingBody municipal council of Oberammergau
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Garmisch-Partenkirchen district contains Oberammergau
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Ettal locatedNear Oberammergau
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Ammergebirge nature reserve locatedNear Oberammergau
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Ammergau hasSettlement Oberammergau
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Kloster Ettal locatedNear Oberammergau
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Teufelstättkopf near Oberammergau
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Laber near Oberammergau
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Kreuzspitze nearestTown Oberammergau
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Kreuzspitze typicalStartingPoint Oberammergau
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Kofel overlooks Oberammergau
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Kofel hasViewOf Oberammergau
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Kofel near Oberammergau
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Kofel isVisibleFrom Oberammergau town center
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Unterammergau sharesBorderWith Oberammergau
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Bad Kohlgrub locatedNear Oberammergau
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