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.- 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.
Archenkanzel
Scenic viewpoint
The Watzmann is a mountain in the Berchtesgaden Alps south of the village of Berchtesgaden.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Schönau am Königssee and Ramsau bei Berchtesgaden.
Schönau am Königssee
Village
Schönau am Königssee is a municipality in the district… Schönau am Königssee is situated 5 km northeast of Berchtesgaden Alps.
Ramsau bei Berchtesgaden
Village
Ramsau is a German municipality in the Bavarian Alps with a population of around 1,800. Ramsau bei Berchtesgaden is situated 6 km northwest of Berchtesgaden Alps.
Berchtesgaden Alps
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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”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Dörfl and Königssee.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mooslahner-Kopf and Kleiner Watzmann.
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