Bad Hindelang is a

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in the district of

Oberallgäu Oberallgäu is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Unterallgäu and Ostallgäu, the Austrian states Tyrol and Vorarlberg, the district of Lindau, and the state o ...

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in Germany. As of 2008 it has a population of 4,915. Its sulphur spring was used for cures in the 19th century and today the municipality is a major health resort.

Geography

The main town of Bad Hindelang lies at an altitude of 825 metres above sea level. The municipality includes the following areas, Bad Hindelang, Vorderhindelang, Bad Oberdorf, Hinterstein, Oberjoch and

Unterjoch Unterjoch is a small village in the municipality of Bad Hindelang in the German district of Oberallgäu, Bavaria. It has a total population of 350 people. The village is located at the foot of the mountain Sorgschrofen, which is a quadripoint bet ...

Landscape

The town hall is a former hunting lodge, built in 1660 by Prince Bishop of Augsburg, Sigismund Franz, Archduke of Tyrol. It was used as a summer residence by the prince bishops of Augsburg until 1805. After the secularization of the palace went over to the state, it then fell into private ownership as a guest house and schoolhouse, until it finally became the town hall of the municipality. It still has an early baroque rococo fireplace. The church of St. Jodokus in Bad Oberdorf was built in 1937-38 by Thomas Wechs to replace the old church but the present church contains several valuable pieces including a 1493 Byzantine style depiction of Madonna and Child and a 1519 carving on the altar by Jörg Lederer. There is a gothic life-size depiction of Christ on a donkey on

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. Other panel paintings and statues of saints complete the facilities of the church. The Evangelical Church is located on the banks of the

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and was established in 1628. The first wooden chapel was dedicated to St. Michael, but was destroyed by a storm on 18 January 1739. In 1748, a stone building was subsequently completed. On 30 October 1748 it was consecrated the chapel as Trinity Chapel. The altar of Jörg Lederer was one located in this chapel but was moved to St. Jodokus church in 1937. Bad Oberdorf contains the Friedenshistorisches Museum and the Hinterstein Carriage Museum which has numerous displays related to carriages and wax models.Hinterstein Carriage Museum documentary
/ref> It also contains the Upper Mill estate which dates back to 1433 and is now run as a museum and hotel. It contains a number of items related to Bad Hindelang's cultural heritage and old costumes of the millers etc. Also of note is the Dreikugelhaus in Bad Hindelang, built in 1671. The original owner was the salt merchant Thomas Scholl.

Mayors

*1900-1919: Josef Anton Blanz *1920-1933: Michael Haas *1933-1939: Anton Schmid *1939-1945: Karl Blanz *1945-1947: Max Zillibiller,

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*1947-1948: Xaver Blenk *1948-1960: Alois Haug *1960-1984: Georg Scholl,

*1984-2008: Roman Haug,

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*2008–2018: Adalbert Martin,

*2018–present: Sabine Rödel

Notable people

Franz Xaver Eberhard Franz may refer to: People * Franz (given name) * Franz (surname) Places * Franz (crater), a lunar crater * Franz, Ontario, a railway junction and unorganized town in Canada * Franz Lake, in the state of Washington, United States – see Fran ...

(1767–1836) * Richard Mahn (born 1866 in Leipzig, died 1951 in Hindelang) *

Fritz von Kamptz Fritz originated as a German nickname for Friedrich, or Frederick (''Der Alte Fritz'', and ''Stary Fryc'' were common nicknames for King Frederick II of Prussia and Frederick III, German Emperor) as well as for similar names including Fridolin a ...

(born 16 February 1866 in Glogau, died 15 February 1938 in Hindelang) *

Charley Peklo Charley may refer to: Places * Charley, Leicestershire, a parish in England *Charley's Flat, alternate name for Dutch Flat, California *Charley's Motel, former name of Star Lite Motel, Minnesota, United States * Charley Ridge, West Virginia, Unit ...

(born 23 August 1880 in Taus, died 6 November 1959 in Immenstadt), *

Walter Jacob Walter Jacob (born 1930) is an American Reform rabbi who was born in Augsburg, Germany, and immigrated to the United States in 1940. He received his B.A. from Drury College (Springfield, Missouri, 1950) and ordination and an M.H.L. from Hebrew Uni ...

(born 21 October 1893 in Altenburg/Thüringen, died 13 July 1964 in Hindelang) *

Sepp Rist Sepp Rist (24 February 1900 – 11 December 1980) was a German film actor.Goble p.480 In WW1 he served in the Imperial German Navy. He was married to the actress Carla Rust. Partial filmography * ''Storm over Mont Blanc'' (1930) - Hannes * ''S ...

(1900–1980) * Maria Antonie (Toni) Gaßner-Wechs (1900–1956) * Maria Blanz (1912–1995) * Christian Modersohn (born 13 October 1916) * Kilian Lipp (born 1953 in Ortsteil Vorderhindelang) * Willi Tannheimer (born 1940 im Ortsteil Hinterstein) *Hubert Blanz (born 21 February 1969) * Christoph Finkel (born 1971), *Aurélie Blanz (born 1973) *Ulrich Lipp (born 10 August 1957 in Vorderhindelang) * Karl Hafner (1894–1971) *

Michael Bredl Michael Bredl (24 December 1915 – 22 June 1999) was a German Volksmusik musician and collector, publisher, teacher and the first Volksmusik conservator in Bavarian Swabia in the region of Allgäu. Life Michael Bredl Michl grew up in the Bava ...

(1916–1999) * Clemens Wenzeslaus (1739–1812) * Pamela Behr, (born 1956) *

Philipp Neri Chrismann Philipp is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: "Philipp" has also been a shortened version of Philippson, a German surname especially prevalent amongst German Jews and Dutch Jews. Surname * Adolf Philipp (1864� ...

(born 1751 in Hindelang, died 1810 in Hedingen bei Sigmaringen), *

Luitpold von Bayern Luitpold may refer to: * Luitpold, Margrave of Bavaria (died 907), European ruler * Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria (1821–1912), Knight of the Golden Fleece * Prince Luitpold of Bavaria (b. 1951), CEO of König Ludwig GmbH & Co. KG Schlossbra ...

(1821–1912) * Thomas Wechs (1893–1970) *

Hans-Peter Lanig Hans-Peter Lanig (7 December 1935 – 28 January 2022) was a German alpine skier who competed for the United Team of Germany in the 1956 Winter Olympics and in the 1960 Winter Olympics. He was born in Bad Hindelang, Bavaria, Germany. He was th ...

Anton Morent Anton may refer to: People *Anton (given name), including a list of people with the given name *Anton (surname) Places *Anton Municipality, Bulgaria **Anton, Sofia Province, a village *Antón District, Panama **Antón, a town and capital of th ...

(1924–2006) * Horst Zuse (born 1945) * Klaus Hulek (born 1952)

Photo gallery

File:City hall of Bad Hindelang on a sunny summer day.jpg, Town hall File:Hinterstein Kutschenmuseum Zillibiller-Viktoria.jpg, Hinterstein Carriage Museum File:Catholic church St. John the Baptist in Bad Hindelang from east.jpg, Catholic church St. John the Baptist File:BruckKapelle.jpg, Chapel in Bruck File:Bad_Hindelang_Hammerschmiede_01.jpg, Hammer mill in Bad Hindelang

Bibliography

* Wolfgang B. Kleiner/Martin Kluger: ''Bad Hindelang im Allgäu''. Bayerns zauberhafter Süden. context medien und verlag, Augsburg 2009,

References

External links

Official website
{{Authority control Oberallgäu Spa towns in Germany