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Attraction · Berchtesgaden · Updated on 1 November 2026.

Obersalzberg in Berchtesgaden

Obersalzberg is an attraction in Berchtesgaden, Bavaria. This place has a story in the app. 3 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 120 m you'll find a bench and a public toilet.

Obersalzberg in Berchtesgaden
Obersalzberg in Berchtesgaden, photo 2
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Photo: jj.sawyer · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Obersalzberg in Berchtesgaden, photo 3
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Photo: Andreas Schmidt · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.5View the photo on Wikimedia Commons

The story

Story · Obersalzberg

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You're standing on the Obersalzberg, a mountainside about a thousand metres up, above the town of Berchtesgaden and close to the Austrian border. Take a look around. Forests, meadows, and Alpine peaks in the distance. It all looks so peaceful, but this place carries a heavy history.

Read the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).

Photos

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.

Obersalzberg in Berchtesgaden
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Facilities near Obersalzberg

The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies. No water point, bike pump or food stand within 1 km.

Well-known points of interest nearby

50 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first. 3 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km.

Schloss Hellbrunn
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Schloss Hellbrunn · 14.7 km

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Photo: Nicholas Even (own work) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Berghof
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Berghof · 310 m

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Photo: Heinrich Hoffmann · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 deView the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Eagle's Nest
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Eagle's Nest · 2.1 km

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Photo: The original uploader was Florian S. at German Wikipedia. · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
St. Bartholomä
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

St. Bartholomä · 10.9 km

Hear the story of Schloss Hellbrunn on the spot with the app

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Is there a toilet or drinking water nearby?

Yes: a public toilet at 120 m.

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