Eagle’s Nest

The Kehlsteinhaus is a building situated atop the , a rocky promontory above near , in southeastern Germany. Completed in 1938, it was commissioned by the Nazi Party for official and social functions and was visited by Adolf Hitler on at least 14 documented occasions.
  • Tourist attraction
  • …serves regional cuisine
  • …lies at an elevation of 1,834 metres (6,017 feet)
  • …is partly wheelchair accessible
  • …has outdoor seating
  • …dates from 1938
  • …has 1 floor
  • …has a gabled roof
  • Description: architectural structure
  • Address: Kehlsteinstraße 21, Berchtesgaden, 83471
  • Email: info@kehlsteinhaus.de
  • Also known as
    “Kehlsteinhaus”
    “zerstört durch Großbrand”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kehlstein and Berghof.
DennisPeeters, Public domain.
Peak
The is a 1,881 m subpeak of the massif, a 2,522 m mountain in the .
The was Adolf Hitler's holiday home in the… is situated 2½ km north of Eagle’s Nest.
The is a 2,522 m mountain in the . is situated 2½ km southeast of Eagle’s Nest.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Obersalzberg and Schönau am Königssee.
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Locality
is a mountainside retreat situated above…
is a municipality in the district… is situated 4½ km west of Eagle’s Nest.
is a municipality in the district of in in . is situated 7 km northwest of Eagle’s Nest.
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Latitude
47.6115° or 47° 36′ 41″ north
Longitude
13.04189° or 13° 2′ 31″ east
Open location code
8FVMJ26R+HQ
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Western Panjabi—“Eagle’s Nest” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Kehlsteinhaus”
  • Arabic: “عش النسر”
  • Arabic: “وكر العُقاب”
  • Armenian: “Կելշտայնհաուս”
  • Asturian: “Kehlsteinhaus”
  • Basque: “Kehlsteinhaus”
  • Bulgarian: “Келщайнхаус”
  • Catalan: “Kehlsteinhaus”
  • Catalan: “Niu de l’Àguila”
  • Chinese: “鷹巢”
  • Chinese: “鹰巢”
  • Czech: “Orlí hnízdo”
  • Danish: “Kehlsteinhaus”
  • Dutch: “Adelaarsnest”
  • Dutch: “Eaglesnest”
  • Dutch: “Kehlsteinhaus”
  • Finnish: “Kehlsteinhaus”
  • Finnish: “Kotkanpesä”
  • French: “Kehlsteinhaus”
  • French: “Nid d’Aigle”
  • German: “Adlernest”
  • German: “Hitlers Teehaus”
  • German: “Kehlsteinhaus”
  • Hebrew: “בית קילשטיין”
  • Hebrew: “בית קלשטיין”
  • Hebrew: “קן הנשרים”
  • Hungarian: “Sasfészek”
  • Hungarian: “Wachmann-ház”
  • Indonesian: “Kehlsteinhaus”
  • Italian: “Nido dell’Aquila”
  • Japanese: “ケールシュタインハウス”
  • Lithuanian: “Erelio lizdas”
  • Luxembourgish: “Kehlsteinhaus”
  • Malay: “Kehlsteinhaus”
  • Persian: “آشیانهٔ عقاب”
  • Persian: “اشیانهٔ عقاب‌ها”
  • Persian: “کلشتاینهاوس”
  • Persian: “کل‌شتین‌هاوس”
  • Polish: “Herbaciarnia na Kehlsteinie”
  • Portuguese: “Eagle Nest”
  • Portuguese: “Kehlsteinhaus”
  • Portuguese: “Ninho da Águia”
  • Portuguese: “Ninho das águias”
  • Russian: “Домик Гитлера”
  • Russian: “Кельштайнхауз”
  • Russian: “Кельштайнхаус”
  • Russian: “Орлиное гнездо”
  • Spanish: “Kehlsteinhaus”
  • Spanish: “Nido del Águila”
  • Swedish: “Kehlsteinhaus”
  • Thai: “รังอินทรี”
  • Turkish: “Kehlsteinhaus”
  • Ukrainian: “Кельштайнгауз”
  • Uzbek: “Kehlshteynxaus”
  • Western Panjabi: “کہلشٹائن ہاؤز”

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