Discover the Oberbergische Land!

The Oberbergische Land has already been discovered by many guests for holidays and recreation purposes. They come back again and again and have become real friends of this region. If you are interested in exploring new areas by travelling, biking, and walking and want to experience something special, we would like to invite you to receive detailed information from this Internet page.

The Oberbergische Kreis (Oberberg district) and its 13 towns and municipalities are pleased to offer you some advise with regard to short holidays, to a stay over an extended weekend or a stress-free holiday with recreation activities and holidays full of adventure and to support you in actively organising your visit to the Oberbergische Land.

The Oberbergische Land comprises approximately 920 km² and is situated in the Naturpark Bergisches Land. This cultivated landscape has a very special charm and is the domicile of almost 280 000 inhabitants who, in their majority, earn their living in the area, too.

The hills, and the brooks streaming down the valleys are characteristic elements of our Oberbergische Land. However, the denomination „Oberbergisch” (literally “with high hills”) does not derive from the natural shape of our hilly landscape but refers to the former rulers of the land, i.e. the Counts von Berg.

The Oberbergische Land is a low mountain range area with elevations of about 500 metres. You will be enchanted by the diversity and variety of this landscape offering so much for its younger and older visitors.

“Healthy air” is not just a catchword for us: the health resorts „Reichshof-Eckenhagen“ and „Nümbrecht“ with their curative climate are representative for the whole Oberbergische Land.