How hard is the water in Oberammergau?

Gemeinde Oberammergau publishes a total hardness of 13 °dH for the supply zone Tiefbrunnen Lindergries (hardness range medium). The hardness range is a classification under the German Detergents and Cleaning Products Act (soft below 8,4 °dH, medium 8,4 to 14 °dH, hard above that) and not a quality verdict — it indicates how much calcium and magnesium is dissolved in the water. Basis: Publication by the water supplier, retrieved on 14/07/2026.

How much nitrate is in the drinking water in Oberammergau?

Gemeinde Oberammergau publishes a nitrate value of 2,7 mg/l for the supply zone Tiefbrunnen Lindergries. The statutory parametric value is 50 mg/l; the measured value represents 5 % of the parametric value. Basis: Publication by the water supplier, retrieved on 14/07/2026.

Who supplies the drinking water in Oberammergau?

Gemeinde Oberammergau. The values shown here come from the supply zone Tiefbrunnen Lindergries and apply to the water the supplier delivers. What happens between the building connection and the tap — in old lead pipes, for example — is not covered by these analyses; information on that is provided by owners, the health authority or an examination by an accredited laboratory.

Drinking water in Oberammergau

One supply zone, water supplier: Gemeinde Oberammergau.

How to read the share of the parametric value

12 % Share of the parametric value. The proportion of the permitted maximum that the measured value uses — here 12 %, so just over an eighth.

< 10 % * Below the limit of quantification. The substance was not detectable. The mark shows where the detection limit lies relative to the parametric value — the actual share of the parametric value is below that.

Several samples per year: for chemical parameters the mean value is given, for microbiological ones the highest measured value. There the parametric value is zero — a single finding would disappear in the average, and it is precisely that finding which is the information. Which reference applies is stated in the last column of the table.

Tiefbrunnen Lindergries

Gemeinde Oberammergau

Assigned via the water supplier — the exact supply zone boundary within the postcode is not yet linked.

These values are more than a year old. The most recent analysis the water supplier has published for this zone dates from 31/12/2023. We have no newer values — which is why we show the latest available ones rather than none at all. They say nothing about how the water has changed since then.

Water hardness

13 °dH

Hardness range medium

Key values Tiefbrunnen Lindergries
Parameter	Value	Parametric value	Share of the parametric value	Reference
Nitrate	2,7 mg/l	50 mg/l	5 %	Single value · 17.07.2019
Lead	n.n. mg/l not detectable	10 µg/l	—	Single value · 17.07.2019
Sulphate	64,7 mg/l	250 mg/l	26 %	Single value · 17.07.2019
Sodium	0,8 mg/l	200 mg/l	0.4 %	Single value · 17.07.2019

Show all recorded parameters (35 — most recent value per parameter)

Chemical parameters (22)

Chemical parameters – Tiefbrunnen Lindergries
Parameter	Value	Parametric value	Share of the parametric value	Reference
1,2-dichloroethane	n.n. µg/l not detectable	3 µg/l	—	Single value · 17.07.2019
Antimony	n.n. mg/l not detectable	5 µg/l	—	Single value · 17.07.2019
Arsenic	n.n. mg/l not detectable	10 µg/l	—	Single value · 17.07.2019
Benzene	n.n. µg/l not detectable	1 µg/l	—	Single value · 17.07.2019
Benzo(a)pyrene	n.n. µg/l not detectable	10 ng/l	—	Single value · 17.07.2019
Boron	n.n. mg/l not detectable	1 mg/l	—	Single value · 17.07.2019
Bromate	--- mg/l not determined	10 µg/l	—	Single value · 17.07.2019
Cadmium	n.n. mg/l not detectable	3 µg/l	—	Single value · 17.07.2019
Chromium	n.n. mg/l not detectable	25 µg/l	—	Single value · 17.07.2019
Copper	n.n. mg/l not detectable	2 mg/l	—	Single value · 17.07.2019
Cyanide	n.n. mg/l not detectable	50 µg/l	—	Single value · 17.07.2019
Fluoride	0,2 mg/l	1.5 mg/l	13 %	Single value · 17.07.2019
Lead	n.n. mg/l not detectable	10 µg/l	—	Single value · 17.07.2019
Mercury	n.n. mg/l not detectable	1 µg/l	—	Single value · 17.07.2019
Nickel	n.n. mg/l not detectable	20 µg/l	—	Single value · 17.07.2019
Nitrate	2,7 mg/l	50 mg/l	5 %	Single value · 17.07.2019
Nitrite	n.n. mg/l not detectable	0.5 mg/l	—	Single value · 17.07.2019
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons	n.n. µg/l not detectable	0.1 µg/l	—	Single value · 17.07.2019
Selenium	n.n. mg/l not detectable	10 µg/l	—	Single value · 17.07.2019
Trihalomethanes — Total	n.n. µg/l not detectable	50 µg/l	—	Single value · 17.07.2019
Uranium	0,0016 µg/l	10 µg/l	< 0.1 %	Single value · 17.07.2019
Vinyl chloride	n.n. µg/l not detectable	0.5 µg/l	—	Single value · 17.07.2019

Indicator parameters (8)

Indicator parameters – Tiefbrunnen Lindergries
Parameter	Value	Parametric value	Share of the parametric value	Reference
Aluminium	n.n. mg/l not detectable	0.2 mg/l	—	Single value · 17.07.2019
Ammonium	n.n. mg/l not detectable	0.5 mg/l	—	Single value · 17.07.2019
Chloride	1,7 mg/l	250 mg/l	0.7 %	Single value · 17.07.2019
Iron	0,006 mg/l	0.2 mg/l	3 %	Single value · 17.07.2019
Manganese	n.n. mg/l not detectable	50 µg/l	—	Single value · 17.07.2019
pH	7,75 -	6,5–9,5	—	Single value · 17.07.2019
Sodium	0,8 mg/l	200 mg/l	0.4 %	Single value · 17.07.2019
Sulphate	64,7 mg/l	250 mg/l	26 %	Single value · 17.07.2019

Further parameters (5)

Further parameters – Tiefbrunnen Lindergries
Parameter	Value	Parametric value	Share of the parametric value	Reference
Calcium	63,8 mg/l	—	—	Single value · 17.07.2019
Magnesium	17,4 mg/l	—	—	Single value · 17.07.2019
Oxygen	9,6 mg/l	—	—	Single value · 17.07.2019
Potassium	n.n. mg/l not detectable	—	—	Single value · 17.07.2019
Total hardness	13 °dH	—	—	Single value · 17.07.2019

Values taken unchanged from the publications linked below — for each parameter the most recent recorded value. „—" in the parametric value column: no currently valid legal parametric value is stored in our database for this parameter; the parameter register with all parametric values is being expanded continuously.

Source: https://www.gemeinde-oberammergau.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/trinkwasserqualitaet-2019-2023.pdf · 2019 - 2023 · retrieved on 14/07/2026

Postcodes in this zone: 82487

Frequently asked questions about drinking water in Oberammergau

How hard is the water in Oberammergau?: Gemeinde Oberammergau publishes a total hardness of 13 °dH for the supply zone Tiefbrunnen Lindergries (hardness range medium). The hardness range is a classification under the German Detergents and Cleaning Products Act (soft below 8,4 °dH, medium 8,4 to 14 °dH, hard above that) and not a quality verdict — it indicates how much calcium and magnesium is dissolved in the water. Basis: Publication by the water supplier, retrieved on 14/07/2026.
How much nitrate is in the drinking water in Oberammergau?: Gemeinde Oberammergau publishes a nitrate value of 2,7 mg/l for the supply zone Tiefbrunnen Lindergries. The statutory parametric value is 50 mg/l; the measured value represents 5 % of the parametric value. Basis: Publication by the water supplier, retrieved on 14/07/2026.
Who supplies the drinking water in Oberammergau?: Gemeinde Oberammergau. The values shown here come from the supply zone Tiefbrunnen Lindergries and apply to the water the supplier delivers. What happens between the building connection and the tap — in old lead pipes, for example — is not covered by these analyses; information on that is provided by owners, the health authority or an examination by an accredited laboratory.

General questions — how current the data is, limit of quantification, parametric values, who is behind this site — are answered under Questions & answers.