mountain pass
Riedberg Pass
Germany's highest paved mountain pass at 1,407 m, carrying the B308 Alpine road over gradients up to 16% between Balderschwang and the Illertal in the Allgaeu Alps.
30 km · about 35 min drive
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Isny
Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany · Europe
About Isny
Isny is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Maierhöfen, 34km from Oberjoch Jochstrasse.
Isny is in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, with about 14,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Maierhöfen, about 5 km away.
Isny im Allgäu (German pronunciation: [ˈɪsni ʔɪm ˈʔalɡɔʏ], lit. 'Isny in the Allgäu'; Low Alemannic: Isny im Allgai) is a town in south-eastern Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is part of the district of Ravensburg, in the western, Württembergish part of the Allgäu region.
Isny was a Free Imperial City (FreieRead more
Reichsstadt) until the mediatisation of 1803.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Isny?
Within an hour or so of Isny: Riedberg Pass (30 km), Erwin Hymer Museum (34 km), Oberjoch Jochstrasse (34 km), Breitachklamm (35 km).
Are there any good drives near Isny?
The nearest famous roads are Riedberg Pass, Oberjoch Jochstrasse and Hochtannberg Pass.
Where is Isny?
Isny is in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, about 5 km from Maierhöfen.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 14,424
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Baden-Wurttemberg
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 47.6926, 10.0386
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Germany
ADAC roadside assistance: +49 89 22 22 22. No general speed limit on some autobahn sections but advisory 130 km/h.
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Worth the detour from Isny
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
museum
Erwin Hymer Museum
Unique museum celebrating road trip culture with vintage camper vans, caravans, and dream routes from around the world.
34 km · about 40 min drive
famous road
Oberjoch Jochstrasse
The most bend-rich road in Germany: the B308 Jochstrasse coils through over 100 curves as it climbs from Bad Hindelang to the mountain village of Oberjoch at 1,178 m in the Allgaeu.
34 km · about 40 min drive
natural wonder
Breitachklamm
Central Europe's deepest rock gorge: walkways bolted to 150 m walls above the thundering Breitach near Oberstdorf, spray-soaked in summer and hung with giant icicles in winter.
35 km · about 40 min drive
museum
Rolls-Royce Museum Dornbirn
One of the world's largest Rolls-Royce collections, filling a converted 19th-century mill in the Gütle valley near Dornbirn with Phantoms and Silver Ghosts once owned by royalty.
39 km · about 45 min drive
museum
Zeppelin Museum Friedrichshafen
The world's largest airship collection, in the Bauhaus harbour station of the town where the giants were built, including a walk-through, full-scale reconstruction of the Hindenburg's passenger quarters.
42 km · about 50 min drive
mountain pass
Hochtannberg Pass
A pass linking the Bregenzerwald to Lech, held open through winter for the ski resorts.
48 km · about 55 min drive
mountain pass
Furkajoch
A narrow, quiet Vorarlberg pass with a fine view over the Rhine valley, closed through the winter.
50 km · about 55 min drive
Driving roads near Isny
- 30 kmRiedberg PassGermany's highest paved mountain pass at 1,407 m, carrying the B308 Alpine road over gradients up to 16% between Balderschwang and the Illertal in the Allgaeu Alps.
- 34 kmOberjoch JochstrasseThe most bend-rich road in Germany: the B308 Jochstrasse coils through over 100 curves as it climbs from Bad Hindelang to the mountain village of Oberjoch at 1,178 m in the Allgaeu.
- 48 kmHochtannberg PassA pass linking the Bregenzerwald to Lech, held open through winter for the ski resorts.
- 50 kmFurkajochA narrow, quiet Vorarlberg pass with a fine view over the Rhine valley, closed through the winter.
- 55 kmMarienbrucke Viewpoint (Neuschwanstein)A bridge spanning a gorge with the classic fairy-tale view of Neuschwanstein Castle perched on its crag above the Bavarian forests.
- 55 kmRomantic Road (Romantische Straße)A 460-kilometer route through Bavaria from Würzburg to Füssen passing medieval towns, castles, and Neuschwanstein.
Driving in Germany
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.78/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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