Berchtesgaden Alps
The Berchtesgaden Alps are a mountain range of the Northern Limestone Alps, named after the market town of Berchtesgaden located in the centre. It is crossed by the Austria–Germany border: the central part belongs to the Berchtesgadener Land district of southeastern Bavaria, Germany, while the adjacent area in the north, east and south is part of the Austrian state of Salzburg.Photo: Aconcagua, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 1,570 metres
- Description: mountain range of the Northern Limestone Alps
- Also known as: “Berchtesgadener Alpen”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Archenkanzel and Bergopfer-Gedenkkapelle St. Bernhard.
Archenkanzel
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Horemu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Watzmann is a mountain in the Berchtesgaden Alps south of the village of Berchtesgaden. It is the third highest in Germany, and the highest located entirely on German territory.
Bergopfer-Gedenkkapelle St. Bernhard
Church
Photo: Franzi-45, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bergopfer-Gedenkkapelle St. Bernhard is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Schönau am Königssee and Berchtesgaden.
Schönau am Königssee
Village
Photo: Geolina163, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 5 km northeast of Berchtesgaden Alps.
Berchtesgaden
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Berchtesgaden is a small, picturesque and historic town in the southeast of the German state of Bavaria, within a small enclave surrounded on three sides by the Austrian border.
Bischofswiesen
Village
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Bischofswiesen is a municipality in the district of Berchtesgadener Land in Bavaria in Germany. Bischofswiesen is situated 9 km north of Berchtesgaden Alps.
Berchtesgaden Alps
- Categories: alpine subsection and landform
- Location: Austria, Central Europe, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Aragonese to Western Panjabi—“Berchtesgaden Alps” goes by many names.
- Aragonese: “Alpes de Berchtesgaden”
- Bulgarian: “Берхтесгаденски Алпи”
- Catalan: “Alps de Berchtesgaden”
- Cebuano: “Berchtesgadener Alpen”
- Chinese: “貝希特斯加登阿爾卑斯山脈”
- Czech: “Berchtesgadener Alpen”
- Czech: “Berchtesgadenské Alpy”
- Danish: “Berchtesgaden Alperne”
- Dutch: “Berchtesgadener Alpen”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبال الالب بيرشتسجادن”
- Estonian: “Berchtesgadeni Alpid”
- Finnish: “Berchtesgadener Alpen”
- Finnish: “Berchtesgadenin Alpit”
- French: “Alpes de Berchtesgaden”
- Georgian: “ბერხტესგადენის ალპები”
- German: “Berchtesgadener Alpen”
- Hungarian: “Berchtesgadeni-Alpok”
- Italian: “Alpi di Berchtesgaden”
- Japanese: “ベルヒテスガーデナー・アルプス山脈”
- Ladin: “Elpes de Berchtesgaden”
- Latvian: “Berhtesgādenes Alpi”
- Macedonian: “Берхтесгаденски Алпи”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Berchtesgaden-Alpene”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Berchtesgadenalpene”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Berchtesgadener Alpen”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Berchtesgadener-alpene”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Berchtesgadeneralpene”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Hagengebirge”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Lattengebirge”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Reiter Alm”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Reiter Alpe”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Reiteralm”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Reiteralpe”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Steinernes Meer”
- Norwegian: “Berchtesgaden-Alpene”
- Persian: “برشتسگدن آلپ”
- Persian: “برشتسگدن الپ”
- Polish: “Alpy Berchtesgaden”
- Polish: “Alpy Berchtesgadeńskie”
- Polish: “Alpy Berchtesgadzkie”
- Polish: “Berchtesgadener Alpen”
- Portuguese: “Alpes de Berchtesgaden”
- Romanian: “Berchtesgadener Alpen”
- Russian: “Берхтесгаденские Альпы”
- Slovenian: “Berchtesgadenske Alpe”
- Spanish: “Alpes de Berchtesgaden”
- Swedish: “Berchtesgadener Alpen”
- Turkish: “Berchtesgaden Alpleri”
- Ukrainian: “Берхтесгаденські Альпи”
- Venetian: “Alpe de Berchtesgaden”
- Western Panjabi: “بیرختسگاڈن الپس”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mooslahner-Kopf and Kleiner Watzmann.
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