Berchtesgaden
Berchtesgaden | |
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Municipality | |
Berchtesgaden and the Watzmann in August 2010 | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Berchtesgaden within Berchtesgadener Land district | |
Berchtesgaden Berchtesgaden | |
| Coordinates: 47°37′53″N 13°0′15″E / 47.63139°N 13.00417°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Oberbayern |
| District | Berchtesgadener Land |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Franz Rasp[1] (CSU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 35.63 km2 (13.76 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 700 m (2,300 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 7,697 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (560/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 83471 |
| Dialling codes | 08652 |
| Vehicle registration | BGL |
| Website | www |
Berchtesgaden (German pronunciation: [ˈbɛʁçtəsˌɡaːdn̩] ⓘ) is a municipality in the district Berchtesgadener Land, Bavaria, in southeastern Germany, near the border with Austria, 30 km (19 mi) south of Salzburg and 180 km (110 mi) 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 (1,835 m or 6,020 ft), with its Kehlsteinhaus (Eagle's Nest), is located in the area.
- ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, accessed 19 July 2021.
- ^ "Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke in Bayern, Einwohnerzahlen am 31. Dezember 2024; Basis Zensus 2022" [Municipalities, counties, and administrative districts in Bavaria; Based on the 2022 Census] (CSV) (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik.