Oberau is a municipality in the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in Bavaria, Germany.

Oberau is located at the Loisach in the so-called "Zugspitzland".

The distance between the village center and Garmisch-Partenkirchen is 8 km, whereas Oberammergau lies to the northwest (about 9 km away).

In addition to the parish village of Oberau, the hamlet of Buchwies, located about one kilometer east of the village, is an integral administrative part of the municipality.

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