oberammergau

noun

1. a village in S Germany, SW of Munich: famous for the passion play performed there every ten years.

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)