Berchtesgaden National Park

Berchtesgaden National Park
Nationalpark Berchtesgaden
View of Schönfeldspitze, Watzmann and Hochkalter
LocationBerchtesgadener Land, Bavaria,  Germany
Coordinates47°34′N 12°58′E / 47.57°N 12.96°E / 47.57; 12.96
Area210 km2 (81 sq mi)
DesignationNational Park
Established1 August 1978 (1978-08-01)
Visitors345,005 (in 1998)

Berchtesgaden National Park is in the south of Germany, on its border with Austria, in the municipalities of Ramsau bei Berchtesgaden and Schönau am Königsee, Berchtesgadener Land in Bavaria. The national park was established in 1978 to protect the landscapes of the Berchtesgaden Alps. Headquartered in the town of Berchtesgaden,[1] the park was designated a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO[2] in 1990.[3]

  1. ^ "The Berchtesgaden National Park – A National Park for All". Nationalparkverwaltung Berchtesgaden. Archived from the original on 4 July 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  2. ^ "The biosphere reserve Berchtesgadener Land". German Commission for UNESCO. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  3. ^ "UNESCO-Biosphärenreservat Berchtesgadener Land" (in German). German Commission for UNESCO. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012.