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Dokumentation Obersalzberg
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The hunting lodge and baroque chapel: St. Bartholomä on lake Königssee
Berchtesgadener Land
The Rupertiwinkel, the region from Berchtesgaden to Laufen an der Salzach, part of the Archbishopric of Salzburg for centuries, had to be relinquished to Bavaria after the Napoleonic Wars in 1816. Understandable, then, that Salzburg and Bavaria have many things in common – both economically, culturally and amongst the people themselves.
Berchtesgaden [ 17 ]
Augustinian monastery founded in 1102; abbey church, originally Romanesque, partially preserved; Gothic high chancel, 1300 and 1500 – medieval carvings. Tombs of the provosts, 15 – 16 Cent. Romanesque cloister. Castle, 12th cent., former residence of the provosts, Gothic dormitory, renaissance halls. Crown Prince Rupprecht founded an important museum here: sculptures, incl. Veit Stoss, Riemschneider school, weapons, furniture, porcelain, East Asia collection, paintings, carpets. Franciscan church, 1488 – 1519, and Franciscan abbey, built in 1401 as a convent, inhabited by the Franciscans since 1695; since the 19 th cent., only partially used as a monastery, the other section home since 1988 to the National Park House. Hirschenhaus at No. 3 Marktplatz; built 1594, frescoes with ape scenes, 1892 – 94 on the front facade. Schloss Adelsheim, 1614, heritage museum( Salzburger Strasse): carvings, folk costumes, furniture, household goods … Salt mine, since 12th cent., current mine since 1517; the brine, salt-saturated water, is pumped to Reichenhall and there evaporated. Daily tours. Beautiful views from the Jenner( cable car) and the Kehlsteinhaus. Ride the Obersalzberg lift to hikes at 1,000 m elevation. Dokumentation Obersalzberg, local and contemporary history. A comprehensive exhibition about National Socialism.
Lake Königssee
The name derives from“ Chuno’ s Lake”; Chuno von Horburg was one of the founders of Berchtesgaden Abbey in ca. 1100. 8 km long, peaceful and dark green; the Malerwinkel is a bay on the northern shore, for 150 years a popular gathering place for painters. From here you have unique views of the lake and mountains. Electric boats( for 70 years) sail to world-famous St. Bartholomew’ s Chapel on the western shores, 12 th cent., baroque elements added 1698; carving from the 15 th – 17 th cent.
Ramsau
This 1512 church, redecorated in the Baroque style, is a world-renowned photo motif( with the Reiteralpe in the background); painted Gothic wooden figures, 15 th cent., cemetery founded in 1685.
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Dokumentation Obersalzberg
April to October
9 am to 5 pm, Monday to Sunday( last admission 4 pm)
Dokumentation Obersalzberg | Salzbergstraße 41 | 83471 Berchtesgaden www. obersalzberg. de | organisation @ obersalzberg. de
A permanent exhibition by the › Institut für Zeitgeschichte ‹ about the history of Obersalz- berg and the history of National Socialism.
November to March
10 am to 3 pm, Tuesday to Sunday( last admission 2 pm) closed on Mondays
Dokumentation Obersalzberg
Dokumentation Obersalzberg Salzbergstraße 41 D-83471 Berchtesgaden Tel.: + 49( 0) 8652-94 79 60 www. obersalzberg. de
Bayerische Spielbank Bad Reichenhall Wittelsbacherstraße 17 D-83435 Bad Reichenhall Tel.: + 49( 0) 8651-95 800 www. spielbanken-bayern. de