München Trip Overview
This quaint alpine village has seen millennia of history and was named after a pagan Goddess. From prehistory to celtic times, early medieval to the nazi rule, Berchtesgaden stayed a hotspot. As a town, it’s roots go back to 1102 AD, and it’s existence is deeply connected to the salt mines in this town that enriched the entire region, therefore passing hands from nobility and clergy until it joined Bavaria in 1810. On the foothills of the famous Watzmann mountain seen in “The Sound of Music”, it is no wonder that even the bavarian royalty chose it as one of their residences. Later on Adolf Hitler took interest as well, later building his mountain residence at Obersalzberg and making Berchtesgaden a nazi stronghold during the World War II.
This tour will give all the hindsight on these and many more details, stories and less known facts about a little alpine town that once had a hand in international affairs.
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Duration: 2 hours
Starts: München, Germany
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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This quaint alpine village has seen millennia of history and was named after a pagan Goddess. From prehistory to celtic times, early medieval to the nazi rule, Berchtesgaden stayed a hotspot. As a town, it’s roots go back to 1102 AD, and it’s existence is deeply connected to the salt mines in this town that enriched the entire region, therefore passing hands from nobility and clergy until it joined Bavaria in 1810. On the foothills of the famous Watzmann mountain seen in “The Sound of Music”, it is no wonder that even the bavarian royalty chose it as one of their residences. Later on Adolf Hitler took interest as well, later building his mountain residence at Obersalzberg and making Berchtesgaden a nazi stronghold during the World War II.
This tour will give all the hindsight on these and many more details, stories and less known facts about a little alpine town that once had a hand in international affairs.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Pass By: AlpenCongress Berchtesgaden, Maximilianstraße 9, 80539 München, Germany
You will see:
Market Square
Market Street
Town Hall
Monkey Facade
Mother and Child Fountain
Deer House
Gasthof Neuhaus
Well Ducats Fountain
Christmas Shooters Square
View of the Schloss Berchtesgaden
You will learn about:
Ancestral importance of the salt mines
Stone age inhabitants
First historical records in 1102
About a pre-Christian Alpine Goddess named Perchta
The Prince provosty of Berchtesgaden
Emperor Barbarossa
The 30 Years War
First World War and the Republic of Weimar
The nazis and the arrival of Hitler
Hitler’s mentor Dietrich Eckart and his relation to Berchtesgaden
Berchtesgaden Meeting of 1938
Obersalzberg and the building of the nazi headquarters
Kehlsteinhaus, the Eagles Nest
Berchtesgaden as a symbol of nazi power
Allied bombardment and the survival of the city
The american military base from ‘45 until ‘96
The transformation of Berchtesgaden into a National Park and an UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
