2,427 m Großer Krottenkopf 2,656 m (highest mountain of the Allgäu Alps) Mädelegabel 2,645 m (lies on the Heilbronn Way) Nebelhorn 2,224 m (with cable car) Rubihorn 1,957 m (local mountain) Schattenberg 1,845 m (by the eponymous ski jump) Schneck 2,268 m (unique shape) Trettachspitze 2,595 m Hoher Ifen 2,230 m Lakes There are numerous lakes at various heights around Oberstdorf: Christlessee, drinking water quality, in the Trettach valley Engeratsgundsee, east of the Großer Daumen Freibergsee, bathing lake in the Stillach valley Unterer and Oberer Gaisalpsee Guggersee by the Krumbach Ridgeway Hermannskarsee between the Großer Krottenkopf and the Marchspitze Koblatsee in the Nebelhorn area Laufbichelsee also on the Koblat of the Nebelhorn Moorweiher on the Krappberg Rappensee at 2,047 m Schlappoldsee by the middle station of the Fellhornbahn Seealpsee above the Oytal Main sights St. Anna-Kapelle, a chapel in Rohrmoos 17th and 18th century farmhouses Breitachklamm near Tiefenbach, a gorge created by the river Breitach Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze, the third largest ski flying hill in the world Schattenbergschanze, a ski jumping hill (the opening of the Four Hills Tournament) History Findings show that the Oberstdorf area was already inhabited from the Stone Age to the Roman Empire. When the Romans had abandoned the area east of the Upper Rhine and north of the Upper Rhine in the 3rd century, various Germanic groups migrated into the area, which were later called Alemanni. Oberstdorf was first mentioned in 1141. King Maximilian, the later emperor, granted Oberstdorf in 1495 the right to hold a market and the High Court. In 1518 Count Hugo of Montfort built a spa in Tiefenbach at the sulphur spring, which is regarded as a precursor of today's spa facility. Oberstdorf’s experience in the Third Reich is recounted in A Village in the Third Reich. During World War II the mountains around the village were used to train mountain troops of the Wehrmacht. At the end of the war French and Moroccan troops were stationed there. Sports In December, before every New Year, Oberstdorf hosts the first part of the ski jumping Four Hills Tournament on the Schattenberg large hill. There is also a ski flying hill, Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze, about seven kilometres to the south. ABC's Wide World of Sports famously featured the Oberstdorf ski flying hill when Vinko Bogataj fell during his jump in 1970, thus becoming known as "The Agony of Defeat". Oberstdorf hosted the Nordic skiing World Championships in