Votzenbichl

Votzenbichl is a hamlet in Berchtesgaden, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria. Votzenbichl is situated nearby to the village Oberau, as well as near the hamlet Renothen.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Berghof and Zinkenkopf.

Berghof

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The Berghof was Adolf Hitler's holiday home in the Obersalzberg of the Bavarian Alps near Berchtesgaden, Bavaria, Germany. Other than the Wolfsschanze, his headquarters in East Prussia for the invasion of the Soviet Union, he spent more time here than anywhere else during his time as the Führer of Nazi Germany. Berghof is situated 3 km southwest of Votzenbichl.

Zinkenkopf

Peak

Photo: Halliartes, Public domain.

Zinkenkopf is a peak.

Dokumentationszentrum Obersalzberg

Museum

Photo: Werudolf, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Dokumentation Obersalzberg is a museum in the Obersalzberg resort near Berchtesgaden, providing information on the use of the mountainside retreat by Nazi leaders, especially Adolf Hitler who regularly spent time in this area beginning in 1928. Dokumentationszentrum Obersalzberg is situated 3 km southwest of Votzenbichl.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Obersalzberg and Adnet.

Obersalzberg

Locality

Photo: Tobi85, Public domain.

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 3 km southwest of Votzenbichl.

Adnet

Village

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Adnet is a town in the district of Hallein, in the Austrian state of Salzburg. It is famous for its marble and there is a marble museum in the middle of the town. Adnet is situated 7 km northeast of Votzenbichl.