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Oberjoch Pass, Germany

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The Oberjoch Pass is an 1178 m high mountain pass in Germany, which lies in the southern part of Bavaria only about 800 m west of the border with Austria in the Allgäu Alps. It connects the valley of the Ostrach near Bad Hindelang (Oberallgäu district) with the Wertach and then the valley of the Vils in the Tannheimer Tal near Schattwald (district of Reutte).

Standing there, it is hard to believe that this was once the highest federal road in Germany - and is today the second highest (the highest federal road is the B 317 at the Feldbergpass (1231 m above sea level))

The road dates to at least 1540 and because it connected an important trading route, became increasingly used, especially for salt. The new salt road soon became an important trade route between the Tyrol and the Rhine, as the Arlberg was notorious for its difficulty, and the Reichsstraße across Kempten (Allgäu) was too far. By 1662, 15,850 salt barrels (a barrel weighing about 220kg) were shipped through the pass. No less than 300 horses transited every day which also brought prosperity to the region.

In Bad Hindelang one can see the Salzbrunnen (salt fountain) which recalls those days as does a monument at the pass.
The enormous traffic on the Salzhandelsstraße demanded organisation and state supervision. Trade was regulated by law in 1603 and renewed in 1795. In 1823 the salt trade completely stopped on the Jochstrasse due to new salt deposits being discovered.

During the Third Reich the Oberjochpass was renamed Adolf-Hitler-Pass.

In 1975 the federal road 310 was completed via Unterjoch to Wertach. It serves as a connection from the Oberjoch Pass with the Wertacherraum and Ostallgäu. From 1980 to 1982, the B 308 was extended along the pass from Oberjoch to the national border with Austria.
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