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

These days, people who have left the church, atheists, Muslims, and members of any other religious affiliation are welcome to participate as long as they are residents of Oberammergau.

From Seattle Times • May 7, 2022

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

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2018

“With what’s going on in the Ettal monastery and elsewhere, they’re losing their base,” said James Shapiro, a literature professor at Columbia University who wrote a book about the Oberammergau play.

From New York Times • May 15, 2010

In Oberammergau, as in many German communities, the numbers paint a mixed and incomplete picture just a few months after the scandal broke into the open.

From New York Times • May 15, 2010

One can imagine such a sentiment operating in the choice of players at Oberammergau.

From A Woman of Genius by Austin, Mary Hunter