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Berchtesgaden () is a municipality in the district Berchtesgadener Land, Bavaria, in southeastern Germany, near the border with Austria, south of Salzburg and southeast of Munich. It lies in the Berchtesgaden Alps. South of the town, the Berchtesgaden National Park stretches along three parallel valleys.

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Berchtesgaden is a municipality located in Bavaria in southeastern Germany near the Austrian border, situated in the Berchtesgaden Alps south of Salzburg and southeast of Munich. The town is notable for being adjacent to the Berchtesgaden National Park, which extends along three parallel valleys to its south.

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German place.name
Berchtesgaden
German place.image_photo
The Watzman 8-15-2010.jpg
German place.image_caption
Berchtesgaden and the Watzmann in August 2010
German place.image_coa
DEU Berchtesgaden COA.svg
German place.image_plan
Berchtesgaden in BGL.png
German place.state
Bavaria
German place.region
Oberbayern
German place.district
Berchtesgadener Land
German place.elevation
700
German place.area
35.63
German place.Gemeindeschlüssel
09172116
German place.postal_code
83471
German place.area_code
08652
German place.licence
BGL
German place.mayor
Franz Rasp
German place.leader_term
2020–26
German place.party
CSU

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11 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • History
  • Nazi era
  • Post–World War II
  • Berchtesgaden today
  • Geography
  • Transport
  • Notable people
  • Toy symphonies
  • References
  • External links

Berchtesgaden () is a municipality in the district Berchtesgadener Land, Bavaria, in southeastern Germany, near the border with Austria, south of Salzburg and southeast of Munich. It lies in the Berchtesgaden Alps. South of the town, the Berchtesgaden National Park stretches along three parallel valleys.

The Kehlstein mountain (), with its Kehlsteinhaus (Eagle's Nest), is located in the area.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Berchtesgaden” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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