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Oberhof, Germany
Oberhof is a town in the Schmalkalden-Meiningen district of Thuringia , Germany . It is a winter sports center and health resort . It is visited by tenfold as many tourists every year. The town got its official city status in 1985.
History Oberhof was settled in 1641, and remained a small town until the late 1800s, when the town was connected to the railroad line from Erfurt to Ritchenhausen, and skiers and other tourists discovered the place.
From the early 1900s, Oberhof became a center for winter sports, with luge , nordic skiing and ski jumping taking place in the town's regularly updated sports facilities. In recent years the town has also seen the construction of lift-equipped alpine skiing slopes and an international competition standard biathlon stadium. Their bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track has hosted many world and European championships in luge.
International sports events
Twin towns
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