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Oberstdorf-Nebelhorn-JR-6380-2022-09-13
Oberstdorf-Nebelhorn-JR-6380-2022-09-13. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.
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- Oberstdorf-Nebelhorn-JR-6380-2022-09-13
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- original
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- Open-licence photograph
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BEFORE MODERN SPORT
Oberstdorf/Nebelhorn
How settlement, access and winter sport shaped Oberstdorf/Nebelhorn.
Scroll to read the contour through time
Oberstdorf is a municipality located in the Allgäu region of the Bavarian Alps of southern Germany.
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1971
Work and settlement beneath the snowline
In 1971, the Catholic parish established a permanent pastoral care service for visitors, though both Catholic and Protestant churches had previously provided seasonal guest ministry during peak periods.
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ACCESS CHANGES
A route reaches Oberstdorf/Nebelhorn
The Nebelhorn can be reached via a large cable car.
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Nebelhornbahn, Nebelhorn Mountain
Nebelhornbahn, Nebelhorn Mountain. In Oberstdorf, Germany. At summertime, so not at ski season. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.
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- Nebelhornbahn, Nebelhorn Mountain. In Oberstdorf, Germany. At summertime, so not at ski season
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1970
Winter becomes organised
ABC's Wide World of Sports featured the Oberstdorf ski flying hill when Vinko Bogataj fell during his jump in 1970, thus becoming known as "The Agony of Defeat".
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THE LIVING MAP
The mapped place
Oberstdorf/Nebelhorn is recorded at 47.363° N, 10.279° E. Its catalogue reference reaches 2,224 metres. A modern resort map compresses terrain, exposure and access into a diagram. This exhibition keeps the underlying contour visible so the place does not become only a list of facilities.
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Oberstdorf-Nebelhorn-JR-6380-2022-09-13
Oberstdorf-Nebelhorn-JR-6380-2022-09-13. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.
- Visual description
- Oberstdorf-Nebelhorn-JR-6380-2022-09-13
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- original
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- Open-licence photograph
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TODAY
Oberstdorf/Nebelhorn now
In December, before every New Year, Oberstdorf hosts the first part of the ski jumping Four Hills Tournament on the Schattenberg large hill.
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THE LEDGER
Sources and credits
This exhibition is built from local, institutional and sporting records. The source ledger keeps the claims visible and leaves space for correction as further local evidence emerges.
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Artefacts in order of appearance
Oberstdorf-Nebelhorn-JR-6380-2022-09-13
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Nebelhornbahn, Nebelhorn Mountain
AOD.EU.OBERSTDORF.V01 · original · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Editorial record
Full European Beta edition. Place evidence is adapted from the linked Oberstdorf overview under CC BY-SA 4.0 and remains subject to named historical and local review. Cartography is generated from the PeakWave location catalogue.