Upper Bavaria
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Fischbachau

Wendelstein

Wendelstein is a 1,838-metre-high mountain in the in South Germany. It is part of the , the eastern part of the Bavarian Pre-Alps, and is the highest peak in the Wendelstein massif.
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,838 metres
  • Description: mountain in Germany
  • Inscription: “Im schönen Tempel der Natur siehst du des großen Gottes Spur, doch willst du ihn noch größer seh, so bleib bei seinem Kreuze stehn. Das erste geweihte Gipfelkreuz wurde 1876 von 65 Bayrischzeller Bürger aufgestellt.”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wendelsteinkirche and Wendelsteinhaus.

Church
Photo: Rufus46, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church.

Restaurant
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is a restaurant.

Tower
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is a tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hammer and Hundham.

Village
Photo: Lothur, CC0.
is a village.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 8 km northwest of Wendelstein.

Hamlet
Photo: Schmidti, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km east of Wendelstein.

Wendelstein

Latitude
47.70348° or 47° 42′ 13″ north
Longitude
12.01205° or 12° 0′ 43″ east
Elevation
1,838 metres (6,030 feet)
Open location code
8FVJP236+9R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 26865134
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
2811293
Wiki­data ID
Q819671
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Satellite Map

Discover Wendelstein from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Aragonese to Swedish—“Wendelstein” goes by many names.
  • Aragonese: “Wendelstein”
  • Bavarian: “Wendlstoa”
  • Bulgarian: “Венделщайн”
  • Catalan: “Wendelstein”
  • Cebuano: “Wendelstein”
  • Chinese: “文德尔施泰因”
  • Chinese: “文德尔施泰因山”
  • Chinese: “文德爾施泰因”
  • Czech: “Wendelstein”
  • Dutch: “Wendelstein”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل وينديلستين”
  • French: “Wendelstein”
  • German: “Wendelstein”
  • Hungarian: “Wendelstein”
  • Japanese: “ヴェンデルシュタイン山”
  • Polish: “Wendelstein”
  • Swedish: “Wendelstein”
  • “Wendelstein”

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Bocksteinscharte and Wendelsteiner Almen.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Wendelinkapelle and Gipfelterrasse.

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