Bischofswiesen

Bischofswiesen is a locality in , , and has about 7,540 residents. Bischofswiesen is situated nearby to the quarter , as well as near the village .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Haus der Berge and Ramsauer Ache.

Museum
is a museum.

River
is a river of , . At its confluence with the Königsseer Ache in , the is formed.

Railway station
is a railway station in the market town of , the smallest town in Germany with a Hauptbahnhof. It has five platform tracks and is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 5 station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Berchtesgaden and Schönau am Königssee.

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
is a municipality in the district of in the state of . It is located at the northern end of the lake. is situated 3 km south of Bischofswiesen.

Locality
Photo: Tobi85, Public domain.
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". is situated 4½ km east of Bischofswiesen.

Bischofswiesen

Latitude
47.63115° or 47° 37′ 52″ north
Longitude
12.98305° or 12° 58′ 59″ east
Population
7,540
Elevation
633 metres (2,077 feet)
United Nations Location Code
DE 2BQ
Open location code
8FVJJXJM+F6
Geo­Names ID
2948265
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Bischofswiesen” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: Բիշոֆսվիզեն
  • Bavarian: Bischofswiesn
  • Chinese: 比绍夫斯维森
  • Kazakh: Бишофсвизен
  • Persian: بیشوفسویزن
  • Russian: Бишофсвизен
  • Serbian: Бишофсвизен
  • Ukrainian: Бішофсвізен

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