Oberammergau Attractions

 
Oberammergau, situated in a wide basin in the Ammer valley, surrounded by the foothills of the Ammergau Alps, is a popular altitude and winter sports resort, famed for its wood carving (with a state school of wood carving) and still more widely known for its Passion Play.

The wood-carving tradition goes back to the 17th century, as does the Passion Play, which was first performed in 1634. The Passion Play was instituted in fulfillllment of a vow made in 1633, when the town was stricken by plague. Since then it has been performed every ten years (next in the year 2010).

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