Oberau
{{Infobox German location
|name = Oberau
|type =
|image_photo = Pfarrkirche St Ludwig-Oberau-1.jpg
|image_caption = Church of Saint Ludwig
|image_coa = DEU Oberau COA.svg
|coordinates = {{coord|47|33|N|11|8|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|image_plan = Oberau in GAP.svg
|state = Bavaria
|region = Oberbayern
|district = Garmisch-Partenkirchen
|elevation = 659
|area = 17.86
|postal_code = 82496
|area_code = 08824
|licence = GAP
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 09 1 80 126
|website = [http://www.oberau.de/ www.oberau.de]
|mayor = Peter Imminger[https://www.statistik.bayern.de/wahlen/kommunalwahlen/bgm/ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden], Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
|leader_term = 2020–26
|party = CSU
}}
Oberau is a municipality in the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in Bavaria, Germany.
Geography
= Location =
Oberau is located at the Loisach in the so-called "Zugspitzland". The distance between the village center and Garmisch-Partenkirchen is 8 km, whereas Oberammergau lies to the northwest (about 9 km away). The Bavarian capital Munich is 72 km away, while Innsbruck in Austrian Tyrol is 70 km away.
In addition to the parish village of Oberau, the hamlet of Buchwies, located about one kilometer east of the village, is an integral administrative part of the municipality.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bayerische-landesbibliothek-online.de/orte/ortssuche_action.html?modus=automat&attr=OBJ&val=335|title = Bayerische Landesbibliothek Online (BLO)}}
Transport
The district has a railway station, {{stn|Oberau}}, on the Munich–Garmisch-Partenkirchen railway.
References
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{{Cities and towns in Garmisch-Partenkirchen (district)}}
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Category:Garmisch-Partenkirchen (district)
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