Ofterschwang

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Ofterschwang
Ofterschwang seen from the northwest
Coat of arms
show Location of Ofterschwang within Oberallgäu district
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Coordinates: 47°30′N 10°14′E / 47.500°N 10.233°E / 47.500; 10.233Coordinates: 47°30′N 10°14′E / 47.500°N 10.233°E / 47.500; 10.233
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Schwaben
District	Oberallgäu
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Alois Ried[1]
Area
• Total	19.54 km2 (7.54 sq mi)
Elevation	864 m (2,835 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[2]
• Total	2,058
• Density	110/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	87527
Dialling codes	08321
Vehicle registration	OA
Website	ofterschwang.de

Ofterschwang is a municipality in southern Germany, in Oberallgäu, Bavaria. It is a professional winter sports venue, regularly used for World Cup alpine events.^[3]

Ofterschwang is also famous for skiing and other kinds of sport.

Traditionally the area is agricultural. The town has a church with a World War II memorial as well as small chapels.

Tourism has become a major trade in the region with skiing in the winter, and hiking, mountain biking, parachute flying, and other mountain sports in the summer. Also popular with tourists in Ofterschwang is the Dorfsabend, or village evening, with traditional Bavarian costume, dance, food, and beer.

In popular culture[]

In 2009, the German record label Kompakt released a track called "Ofterschwang" by minimalist electronic DJ Jürgen Paape. The piece was inspired by traditional German brass music.^{[citation needed]}

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