Berchtesgaden National Park is in the alpine section of Bavaria, south of the town of Berchtesgaden.
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Understand
editHistory
editIn 1978, to preserve the beauty of this region of lakes and mountains, the Bavarian government founded the Berchtesgaden National Park, which centres around the lake Königssee. Surrounded by high mountain walls at the end of the valley is the Obersee.
Landscape
editThe Berchtesgaden National Park is covering an area of 210 km² or 81 sq. miles. It is state property in its entirety. Its high mountain landscapes are characterized by extensive forests and steep rock faces.
Flora and fauna
editClimate
editGet in
editBy plane
editBerchtesgaden National Park is about 30 km from the Salzburg Airport (SZG IATA) and about 200 km from Munich Airport (MUC IATA).
By train
editTake a train to Berchtesgaden railway station.
By bus
editTake a bus of Regionalverkehr Oberbayern (RVO) [1] to "Königssee".
Information
edit- Königssee and Obersee Information, ☏ +49 8051 966580, fax: +49 80519665838, seeverwaltung.chiemsee@bsv.bayern.de.
Fees and permits
editGet around
editBy boat
editBoats run all year round on lake Königsee, unless the lake freezes over in winter.
- Bayerische Seenschifffahrt GmbH, ☏ +49 8652 96360, zentrale@seenschifffahrt.de. Landing stages: Königssee, St. Bartholomä, Salet, Kessel.
See
edit- 1 Königssee. This emerald-green lake is surrounded by steep walls of rock, with the 1800-metre east wall of the Watzmann towering above its west shore. Around eight kilometres long and over a kilometre across at its widest point, and with a depth of up to 190 metres, the lake occupies the whole valley between the Watzmann in the west and the Jenner and Gotzenberg in the east. This jewel of the Bavarian Alps is a haven of peace.
- St Bartholomew's Church. The church in front of the east wall of the Watzmann, is a cultural highlight in this unspoilt countryside. The Palace and pilgrimage church were founded by the Prince-Provosts of Berchtesgaden in 1134. The triple-concha design of the church dates back to 1697; the stucco-work is by the Salzburg master Joseph Schmidt. In the 18th century the summer and hunting palace was rebuilt, with older building sections incorporated. After Berchtesgaden became part of Bavaria in 1810, the palace became a hunting lodge for the Bavarian kings and was one of their favourite haunts. Since the Romantic period, the world-famous pilgrimage church, set against the Watzmann range, has been a source of inspiration for numerous landscape painters.
Do
editBuy
editEat
edit- Fischerstüberl, St. Bartholomä 3, ☏ +49 8652 3119, fax: +49 8652 69333.
- Gaststätte Sankt Bartholomä, ☏ +49 86 52 964937. Open when ferries are running on lake Königsee.
Drink
editSleep
editLodging
editInns, summer flats and other types of countryside accommodation are abundant in Berchtesgaden and Schönau.
Camping
editBackcountry
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