Sonne und Salz

Sonne und Salz is a memorial in Berchtesgaden, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria. Sonne und Salz is situated nearby to Salzbergwerk Berchtesgaden, as well as near the school Gymnasium Berchtesgaden.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Salzbergwerk Berchtesgaden and Berghof.

Salzbergwerk Berchtesgaden

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Salzbergwerk Berchtesgaden is the oldest active salt mine in Germany, in which salt is mainly extracted in the wet, and also a showcase in Berchtesgaden, Bavaria.

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 2 km east of Sonne und Salz.

Hilgerkapelle

Church

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Hilgerkapelle is a church, which is situated 1 km west of Sonne und Salz.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Obersalzberg and Schönau am Königssee.

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".

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. Schönau am Königssee is situated 4½ km southwest of Sonne und Salz.