Useful addresses and recreation

Useful addresses in Marktoberdorf

Religious Places

• Frauenkapelle, Meichelbeckstraße 5
• St. Martinskirche, Schloßberg (catholic)
• St. Magnuskirche, Schwabenstraße (catholic)
• Johanneskirche, Bahnhofstraße (lutherian)
• Mosque Marktoberdorf, Gebrüder-Rösle-Str.
  
  

Banks

• Sparkasse, Georg-Fischer-Str. 16-18

This bank will honour cash notes issued by the Summer School.

Opening hours:

- Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
- Thursday 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

• HypoVereinsbank, Meichelbeckstr. 2
• VR Bank, Ruderatshofener Str. 1 and Schwabenstr. 67
  
  

Post Office

Bahnhofstr. 24

- Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
- Saturday 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Physician

• Dr. Wolfgang Hilscher, Georg-Fischer-Straße 7b
• Dr. Theodor Nees, Georg-Fischer-Straße 21
• Dr. Carsten Ottenthaler, Alemannenstraße 1
• Dr. Markus Strieder, Goethestraße 9

 

Hospital

Klinikum Kaufbeuren | Kliniken Ostallgäu-Kaufbeuren
Dr.-Gutermann-Straße 2, 87600 Kaufbeuren, Tel. 08341 420

Dental Surgeon

• Dr. Theresia Greising, Mühlsteig 3, Tel. 08342 4888
• Dr. Fabian Görlach, Neugablonzer Straße 25, Kaufbeuren, Tel. 08341 3346

 

Pharmacies

• LINDA Goethe-Apotheke, Goethestr. 7-9
• Hubertus Apotheke, Ruderatshofener Str. 29
• Martins Apotheke, Kemptener Str. 6
• Schloss-Apotheke, Eberle-Kögl-Str. 16
  
  

Car Services

• Autowelt Fischer, all types, Schwabenstraße 112
• Opel Autohaus Huber, Johann-Georg-Fendt-Str. 45
• Renault Auto Hipp, Thingaustraße 6, Oberthingau
• VW, Audi Auto Singer, Siemensring 17

 

Taxis

• Taxi Allgäu, Salzstr. 7, Tel. 08342 6040
• Taxi Posner, Buchenweg 22, Tel. 0173 6040 333 or 0175 6040 333
  
  

Car Rental

• Autohaus Huber, Johann-Georg-Fendt-Str. 45
• Auto-Gardt, Neugablonzer Straße 102, Kaufbeuren
  
  

Laundry

We recommend that you do small quantities of laundry yourself in the washbasins.
Drying and ironing rooms are available in the basement. Hours of opening: 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Dry Cleaning

Wäscherei und Handwerk, Poststraße 4
Opening hours: Monday to Saturday 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Supermarket

• Aldi-Süd, Bahnhofstr. 14, Opening hours: Monday to Saturday 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• Feneberg, Bahnhofstr. 24, Opening hours: Monday to Saturday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m
• Lidl, Bahnhofstr. 28, Opening hours: Monday to Saturday 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  
  

Recreation

Swimming Pool and sauna 
(indoor and outdoor)

Bahnhofstraße 42, Tel. 895870, Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Natural Moorlakes

The lakes "Ettwieser Weiher" and "Kuhstallweiher" in the surroundings of Marktoberdorf can be reached by walking or in a five minutes drive by car.

Please note that it’s not allowed to take the towels from the rooms outside! If you want to go for swimming in the pool or to a lake, please bring your own towels with you.

Bicycle Hire

Oberdorfer Radhaus, Kaufbeurener Straße 1, Tel. 08342 41386

Opening hours: 
- Monday – Friday open from 9a.m. to 12:30p.m. and from 1:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. 
- Saturday open from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. 

Please reserve as early as possible.

Mountain Touring and Climbing

There are numerous possibilities for mountaineering in the Marktoberdorf area; at a distance of about 30 km there is Pfronten and Breitenberg (altitude 1700 m), then there is Schwangauand Tegelberg (altitude 1800). Both mountain tops can be reached by cable car.

Hiking equipment is advisable: solid shoes, windcheater and rain protection.

Restaurants in Marktoberdorf and near-by

• Modeon-Restaurant (bowling), Schwabenstr. 58, (closed on Monday)
• Hotel Sepp, Bahnhofstr. 13
• Gasthof Burger, Georg-Fischer-Str. 23
• Gasthof Sailerbräu, Marktplatz 6
• Pizzeria Rusticana, Kurfürstenstr. 5
• Am Kamin at Kaufbeuren, Sissener Straße 62 (approx. 10 km)
  
  

Minigolf

Schwabenstraße, open Saturday and Sunday from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Cinema

Filmburg, Gschwenderstr. 

Castle Neuschwanstein

For those who would like to visit our famous Neuschwanstein Castle:

Experience shows that it is advisable to reserve tickets a few weeks in advance as it is impossible to book a tour short-term at this time of the year. Please find all information about the castle and the tickets on this link.

How to get there by train and bus:
There is a train from Marktoberdorf to Füssen that takes about 50 minutes and runs at least in an hourly frequency. From the school to the station it is 10 minutes walk.

From Füssen to Hohenschwangau it takes about 10 – 15 minutes by bus (no. 78)