Obersee
The Obersee is a natural lake in the extreme southeast Berchtesgadener Land district of the German state of Bavaria, near the Austrian border. All of the lake is within the Berchtesgaden National Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lake
- Description: lake near Schönau am Königssee, Germany
- Also known as: “Ober-See”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fischunkelalm and Halsköpfl.
Röthbachfall
Waterfall
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The Röthbachfall is the highest waterfall in Germany, with a vertical drop of 470 metres. The waterfall is located in the Berchtesgaden area on the Obersee lake.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Schönau am Königssee.
Schönau am Königssee
Village
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Schönau am Königssee is a municipality in the district of Berchtesgadener Land in the German state of Bavaria. It is located at the northern end of the Königssee lake. Schönau am Königssee is situated 10 km north of Obersee.
Obersee
- Category: body of water
- Location: Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.51615° or 47° 30′ 58″ northLongitude
12.98916° or 12° 59′ 21″ eastElevation
617 metres (2,024 feet)Open location code
8FVJGX8Q+FMOpenStreetMap ID
way 4162547OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeGeoNames ID
2859053Wikidata ID
Q2010974
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bavarian to Vietnamese—“Obersee” goes by many names.
- Bavarian: “Obasää”
- Bulgarian: “Оберзе”
- Bulgarian: “Оберзее”
- Cebuano: “Ober-See”
- Chinese: “上湖 (巴伐利亞)”
- Chinese: “奥伯湖”
- Dutch: “Obersee”
- French: “Obersee”
- German: “Obersee”
- Romanian: “Lacul Konig, Obersee”
- Romanian: “Lacul könig, obersee”
- Romanian: “Lacul König, Obersee”
- Romanian: “Obersee (Königssee)”
- Romanian: “Obersee”
- Spanish: “Lago Ober (Lago del Rey)”
- Spanish: “Lago Ober”
- Ukrainian: “Оберзее”
- Vietnamese: “Obersee (Königssee)”
- Vietnamese: “Obersee”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Weg zum Obersee and Fischunkel.
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