Schönau am Königssee
Schönau am Königssee is a locality in Berchtesgadener Land, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria. Schönau am Königssee is situated nearby to the locality Unterschönau Eins, as well as near Unterschönau Zwei.Places of Interest
Highlights include Königssee bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track and Grünstein.
Königssee bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track
Sports venue
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The Königssee bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track is a venue in Germany for bobsleigh, luge and skeleton, located in Schönau am Königssee, Bavaria, near Königssee and the border with Austria.
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
Photo: János Korom Dr., CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 Schönau am Königssee.
Berchtesgaden
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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.
Schönau am Königssee
Village
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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.
Obersalzberg
Locality
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Obersalzberg is a mountainside retreat situated above the market town of Berchtesgaden in Bavaria, Germany. Located about 120 kilometres south-east of Munich, close to the border with Austria, it is best known as the site of Adolf Hitler's former mountain residence, the Berghof, and of the mountaintop Kehlsteinhaus, popularly known in the English-speaking world as the "Eagle's Nest". Obersalzberg is situated 6 km northeast of Schönau am Königssee.
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″ northLongitude
12.9871° or 12° 59′ 14″ eastPopulation
5,320Elevation
602 metres (1,975 feet)Open location code
8FVJHXVP+6RGeoNames ID
6558929
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