Oberammergau

American  

[oh-ber-ah-mer-gou] / ˌoʊ bərˈɑ mərˌgaʊ /

noun

1. a village in S Germany, SW of Munich: famous for the passion play performed there every ten years.

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Oberammergau British  

/ oːbərˈamərɡau /

noun

1. a village in S Germany, in Bavaria in the foothills of the Alps: famous for its Passion Play, performed by the villagers every ten years (except during the World Wars) since 1634, in thanksgiving for the end of the Black Death. Pop: 5363 (2003 est)

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Example Sentences

Both men grew up in Oberammergau and are sons of Turkish immigrants.

From New York Times • Aug. 24, 2022

“Let there be no doubt: in Oberammergau, in the play, antisemitism has no place, and it has no place in the lives of the performers either,” Stueckl said.

From Seattle Times • May 7, 2022

We had been school kids together in Oberammergau, Germany in the mid-1950s.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2018

Unfortunately, he cannot take part, because he has lived in Oberammergau for only 13 years.

From New York Times • May 15, 2010

Here sat the leaders of the people of Israel, and also of Oberammergau.

From On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau by Hillern, Wilhelmine von