Urlaubsgrüße Aus Unterwössen Und Marquartstein

Urlaubsgrüße Aus Unterwössen Und Marquartstein is a vintage sound postcard, a unique format produced by Telefunken under the catalog number UX 5148. Emerging from the mid-20th-century German tourism boom, these audio-visual keepsakes were designed to capture the auditory atmosphere of the Chiemgau region in Bavaria. They served as both a functional souvenir and a novel marketing tool for the towns of Unterwössen and Marquartstein, allowing vacationers to send a tangible piece of their holiday home to family and friends.

The production relied on the technical expertise of Telefunken, a leader in radio and recording equipment of the era, to translate regional sounds—likely traditional folk music or local ambient recordings—into a playable format on standard turntables. While the specific recording engineers remain uncredited, the design reflects the aesthetic of the period’s travel industry, utilizing simple, evocative imagery of the Alps to appeal to the postwar German middle class. As a minor curiosity in the history of music media, it represents a brief intersection between local regional promotion and the mainstream record industry.