Berchtesgaden Alps Berchtesgaden, known for the former Berghof residence of Adolf Hitler. The picturesque heart is formed by the glacial Königssee lake with the famous St. Bartholomew's pilgrimage church and the smaller Obersee, both part of the Berchtesgaden National Park established in 1978. The range also comprises glaciers like the Blaueis as well as the Steinernes Meer high karst plateau. The most important summits of the Berchtesgaden Alps are (groups in order of height): The Berchtesgaden Alps border on the following other mountain groups of the Alps: The "Berchtesgaden Alps" are included under this name in the generally accepted Alpine Club classification
Berchtesgaden Hauptbahnhof Berchtesgaden and Bad Reichenhall on 7 August 1916. Three tracks were created in Bischofswiesen to relieve Berchtesgaden station; there was not enough money for the upgrading of Berchtesgaden station. Nevertheless, another platform track was built in Berchtesgaden in 1932. It also received a station underpass between the platform and the freight shed, which was built on the site of the old salt works. Due to the many state visits to Berchtesgaden, the Deutsche Reichsbahn was forced to open a new station building and rebuild the station. Construction began in 1938. On 2 October 1938, the local service was closed to