can be seen in the church of St Peter and St Paul. The streets of central Oberammergau are home to dozens of woodcarver shops, with pieces ranging from religious subjects, to toys, to humorous portraits.
Oberammergau is also famous for its "L�ftlmalerei," or frescoes, of traditional Bavarian themes, fairy tales, religious scenes or architectural trompe-l'�il found on many homes and buildings. L�ftlmalerei is common Upper Bavaria and its name may be derived from an Oberammergau house called Zum L�ftl, which was the home of facade painter Franz Seraph Zwinck (1748�1792).
The name of the village (as well as that of neighbouring Unterammergau) appears in a well-known German tongue-twister, often sung as a round:
� German: Heut' kommt der Hans zu mir, / freut sich die Lies. / Ob er aber �ber Oberammergau, / oder aber �ber Unterammergau, / oder aber �berhaupt nicht kommt, / ist nicht gewi�!
� English: Hans will come join with me, / rejoices Lies. / If he comes by way of Oberammergau / or by way of Unterammergau, / or if at all he comes, / that is not sure!
