Berchtesgaden Alps

The Berchtesgaden Alps are a mountain range of the Northern Limestone Alps, named after the market town of located in the centre. It is crossed by the Austria–Germany border: the central part belongs to the district of southeastern , , while the adjacent area in the north, east and south is part of the state of .
  • Mountain rising to 2,941 metres (9,649 feet)
  • …is also known as “Berchtesgadener Alpen”
  • Description: mountain range of the Northern Limestone Alps

Places of Interest

Highlights include Archenkanzel and Kührointhütte.
The Watzmann is a mountain in the Berchtesgaden Alps south of the village of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Schönau am Königssee and Ramsau bei Berchtesgaden.
is a municipality in the district… is situated 5 km northeast of Berchtesgaden Alps.
Ramsau is a German municipality in the with a population of around 1,800. is situated 6 km northwest of Berchtesgaden Alps.
is a small, picturesque and historic…
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Latitude
47.56667° or 47° 34′ north
Longitude
12.95° or 12° 57′ east
Open location code
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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”
  • Hebrew: “האלפים של ברכטסגאדן”
  • 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: “Berchtesgadener Alpen”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Berchtesgadener-alpene”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Hagengebirge”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Lattengebirge”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Reiter Alm”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Reiter Alpe”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Steinernes Meer”
  • Norwegian: “Berchtesgaden-Alpene”
  • 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”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mooslahner-Kopf and Kleiner Watzmann.

Austria: Highlights

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