Schönau am Königssee Travel Guide
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Schönau am Königsee (Königsee vacation rentals | Königsee travel guide) Overview
Schönau am Königsee is a municipality in the district of Berchtesgadener Land in the German state of Bavaria. It is located at the northern end of the Königssee lake.
Once a locality (Gnotschaft) of the Berchtesgaden (Berchtesgaden vacation rentals | Berchtesgaden travel guide) Provostry, Schönau finally fell to the Kingdom of Bavaria in 1810. Today's commune was formed in 1978 by the merger of the Schönau and Königssee municipalities. Since 1984 it also comprises the formerly unincorporated areas of the Königssee lake, the famous St. Bartholomä church and the surrounding mountains including the east face of the Watzmann all the way to the Austrian border in the south. Due to its picturesque setting Schönau largely depends on tourism. It is home to a bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track that is the oldest permanent track in the world, having been constructed in 1968.
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Schönau is a tourist town with approximately 8,000 guest beds in 20 hotels, 16 guest houses, 118 private pension and 578 districts. it is relatively small but the main sights include the harbor and Trail of Green Stone.
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I wish I was there, right about now!!! Most beautiful place on earth...
Shared by Monika O'Hara, Dec 2009
I loved it here and the boat ride to St Bartholoma was fun. Nice clean water and fresh air. Got many great photo's from the trails along the lake. A must see while in Germany! Was there one year when they brought the cows down out of the hills...all decorated!
Shared by Wendy Wrede Masuhr, Sep 2009
Plan to spend a lovely afternoon here. Feed the ducks on the edges of the lake. Enjoy the boat ride to the island. Hike up the mountainside, and visit the little museum there. This place is well worth the visit. Refreshing.
Shared by Lynda J. Lambert, Dec 2009
It would be a real treat to hear the 7 echos
from the flugelhorn on the way there. Doesn't happen that often. Beautiful none the less.
Shared by Helmut Zeller, Dec 2009
It has been over 30 years since I visited that region and even just seeing the picture takes my breath away! My heart longs to be there again.
Shared by Susanne Hoffmann, Dec 2009
Beautiful lake and lovely church. One of the highlights of my trips to Germany. Hike around the lake if you ever visit here...there are plenty of great photo ops...
Shared by Wendy Wrede Masuhr, Dec 2009
I wish I was there for Christmas. I can just envision that cold boat ride across the lake...huddling down together in the wind, and keeping warm and singing together in German on the way over. What joy.
Shared by Lynda J. Lambert, Dec 2009
We were there a couple of years ago for New Year and it was very snowy - lovely - warming Gluhwein ..mmmm
Shared by Yvonne Salisbury, Dec 2009
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Popular Points of Interest in and near Schönau am Königssee
St. Bartholomew's Church at Lake Königssee
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This small pilgrimage church is one of the most visited places in the Berchtesgadener Land region. Built on a spit of land beneath the famous east face of the Watzmann massif, it is set in one of the most beautiful lake districts in Bavaria. Today, most visitors or pilgrims approach this architectural jewel by taking one of the almost silent Lake Königssee electric motor boats across the lake. Originally built in a Gothic style, the church was enlarged in the 16th and 17th centuries. Modelled on Salzburg Cathedral, the church gained a cloverleaf-shaped layout and its current baroque appearance. Both small towers, one octagonal and one round, were constructed later, and together with the five cupolas on the roof they give the church an extremely picturesque appearance. The interior of the church is dominated by a baroque high altar upon which is a representation of St. Bartholomew, patron saint of herdsmen and fishermen.
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Jenner Cable Car
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Comfortable two-seater gondolas glide from the valley station at Lake Königssee into bright sunlight, sweeping over dark pine forests and past steep rock faces up to the 1,802 metre high plateau, taking you right to the heart of a magnificent alpine landscape. Available in summer for hiking and winter for skiing. Please check the website for prices and times as they vary according to season and ski pass inclusion.
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More about the History of Schönau am Königssee
The monastery of Berchtesgaden (Berchtesgaden vacation rentals | Berchtesgaden travel guide) was the only establishment in the area. After Berchtesgaden in 1810, the former Gnotschaft Schönau was separated and divided into two political communities Königssee Schönau. The two communities merged in 1978.
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