Berchtesgaden National Park

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 and is the only German national park in the Alps. Headquartered in the town of Berchtesgaden, the park was designated a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1990. The national park covers an area of 208 km² and is part of the UNESCO Berchtesgadener Land Biosphere Reserve. It is also designated as a protected area under the Birds Directive. The Berchtesgaden National Park is home to, among other landmarks, the Watzmann, whose Watzmann-Mittelspitze is the highest point in the German part of the Berchtesgaden Alps (2,713 m above sea level), the Blaueis Glacier, and most of Lake Königssee.