Salzwand

Salzwand is a slope in , and has an elevation of 1,349 metres. Salzwand is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Eagle’s Nest and Berghof.

Restaurant
Photo: Milseburg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Kehlsteinhaus is a building situated atop the , a rocky promontory above near , in southeastern Germany. Completed in 1938, it was commissioned by the Nazi Party for official and social functions and was visited by Adolf Hitler on at least 14 documented occasions.

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The was Adolf Hitler's holiday home in the of the near , , Germany. Other than the , his headquarters in East Prussia for the invasion of the Soviet Union, he spent more time here than anywhere else during his time as the Führer of Nazi Germany. is situated 2½ km northeast of Salzwand.

Peak
Photo: DennisPeeters, Public domain.
The is a 1,881 m subpeak of the massif, a 2,522 m mountain in the . The rocky promontory is located west of the Hoher Göll main summit, high above the mountain retreat near .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Obersalzberg and Berchtesgaden.

Locality
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is a mountainside retreat situated above the market town of in , . Located about 120 kilometres south-east of , close to the border with , it is best known as the site of Adolf Hitler's former mountain residence, the , and of the mountaintop , popularly known in the English-speaking world as the "Eagle's Nest".

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is a small, picturesque and historic town in the southeast of the state of , within a small enclave surrounded on three sides by the border.

Village
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is a municipality in the district of in the state of . It is located at the northern end of the lake. is situated 3½ km west of Salzwand.

Salzwand

Latitude
47.61327° or 47° 36′ 48″ north
Longitude
13.02691° or 13° 1′ 37″ east
Elevation
1,349 metres (4,426 feet)
Open location code
8FVMJ27G+8Q
Geo­Names ID
2842113
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