Schönau am Königssee
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.Places of Interest
Highlights include Königssee bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track and Grünstein.
Königssee bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track
Sports venue
Grünstein
Peak
Grünstein is a mountain in the German state of Bavaria standing 1,304 m above sea level. It is part of the Watzmann massif in the Berchtesgaden Alps and located majorly within the Berchtesgaden National Park.
Christlieger
Islet
Christlieger is the name of the only island in the Königssee lake in Bavaria, Germany. It is located near the northern end of the lake, at. It is also called Johannesinsel, after the marble statue of John of Nepomuk that was erected on the island in 1711.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Berchtesgaden and Obersalzberg.
Berchtesgaden
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.Obersalzberg
Locality
Schönau am Königssee
- Type: Locality with 5,320 residents
- Also known as: “09172132” and “Schoenau am Koenigssee”
- Location: Berchtesgadener Land, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.5931° or 47° 35′ 35″ north
Longitude
12.9871° or 12° 59′ 14″ east
Population
5,320
Elevation
602 metres (1,975 feet)
Open location code
8FVJHXVP+6R
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