Wiggensbach: History, Trails and Cheese
Accommodation in Wiggensbach
Wiggensbach offers a variety of reasons to explore the town and its many attractions: a local history collection ranging from geology to agriculture, signposted trails, a church of particular significance in art history, and insights into cheese-making. If you enjoy filling your stay with a range of discoveries, you’ll find both cultural topics and specific destinations for active hours here.
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Local History and Art at the WIZ
The municipality of Wiggensbach’s local history collection is housed in the Wiggensbach Information Centre, the “WIZ”. Its subjects are wide-ranging: it covers geology and local history, as well as traditional rural homes, religious folk art and art treasures from the Gothic and Baroque periods. Crafts, trade, agriculture and the school system are also included. This gives you the opportunity to explore different aspects of the town, from its history to the work and areas of life featured in the collection.
The same information centre hosts exhibitions of oil, watercolour, acrylic and mixed-media paintings. There are also sculptures, photographs, handicrafts and nativity scene exhibitions. The parish church of St. Pankratius is another point of interest for art enthusiasts: it is considered Johann Georg Specht’s most significant independent work.
A Signposted Trail and a Route Spanning Several Stages
For a clearly defined outing, the 10-kilometre Nordic walking trail is a good option. It starts at the market square in Wiggensbach, is signposted and leads via Blender, Schmidsreute and Westenried back to Wiggensbach. The stated distance and route give you a clear basis for planning your day; no walking time or specific difficulty level is specified.
The Wiesengänger Route covers a different scale: it runs for a total of 274 kilometres over 15 stages. Places along the route include Marktoberdorf, Kaufbeuren, Bad Wörishofen, Ottobeuren, Bad Grönenbach, Altusried, Wiggensbach and Schmidsfelden, and it continues as far as Eglofs. You can choose between a single Nordic walking trail that starts and ends in Wiggensbach and a route that passes through several towns over many stages.
Golf and Views from Kreuzberg
The Waldegg-Wiggensbach Golf Club has a 27-hole course, described as Germany’s highest-altitude golf course and the country’s only mountain golf course. This distinctive description is a notable part of what Wiggensbach offers golf enthusiasts. A specific high point is the tee at hole 5, Kreuzberg: it is at an altitude of 1,011 metres and is described as Germany’s highest-altitude tee. It offers sweeping views.
An Insight into Cheese-Making
The organic show dairy in Wiggensbach also offers an insight into a local speciality. On a guided tour, visitors can look behind the scenes and see how genuine cheese specialities are made from Allgäu hay milk. This focuses on the production process itself and complements local history, art and outdoor activities with a culinary highlight. If you’d like to combine different interests during your stay, you can consider these attractions as a range of ideas for your time in Wiggensbach.
More Town Pages
For more ideas about local towns, you can also visit the pages for Weitnau, Durach, Wertach, Obermaiselstein, Sulzberg, Bad Hindelang, Sonthofen and Bolsterlang.
For the broader travel overview: Oberallgäu.
