Oberdorf

Oberdorf grew from a Frankish royal estate in the Allgäu foothills, taking its name in distinction from the older Altdorf nearby. From 1299 it was the centre of a district belonging to the bishopric of Augsburg. Emperor Frederick III granted Oberdorf market rights and local privileges in 1453. The bishops' authority lasted until the secularisation of their territory in 1803, when the market settlement passed to Bavaria.