Haus Scheffau

Haus Scheffau is a building in Berchtesgaden, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria which is located on Buchenhöhe. Haus Scheffau is situated nearby to the church Buchenhöhe, as well as near the meadow Riemerfeld.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Berghof and Dokumentationszentrum Obersalzberg.

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 1½ km west of Haus Scheffau.

Dokumentationszentrum Obersalzberg

Museum

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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 2 km west of Haus Scheffau.

Kempinski Hotel Berchtesgaden

Hotel

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Kempinski Hotel Berchtesgaden is situated 1½ km west of Haus Scheffau.

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 7 km southwest of Haus Scheffau.