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Berchtesgaden

American  
[berkh-tuhs-gahd-n] / ˈbɛrx təsˌgɑd n /

noun

  1. a town in the SE extremity of Bavaria, in SE Germany: site of the fortified mountain chalet of Adolf Hitler.


Berchtesgaden British  
/ ˈbɛrçtəsɡaːdən /

noun

  1. a town in Germany, in SE Bavaria: site of the fortified mountain retreat of Adolf Hitler. Pop: 7667 (2003 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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More than 100 people in the Berchtesgaden area, which includes Königssee, were evacuated after the Ache River swelled.

From Seattle Times Jul. 18, 2021

International Luge Federation Congress in Berchtesgaden, Germany from June 15-16 postponed to Nov. 21-22 moved online.

From Washington Times Oct. 12, 2020

Ursula Todd’s multiple lives see her strangled at birth, drowned on a Cornish beach, trapped in an awful marriage and visiting Adolf Hitler at Berchtesgaden.

From The Guardian Sep. 21, 2019

The Riesending cave, north of Berchtesgaden, stretches more than 19 kilometers, or 12 miles, cutting vertically and horizontally into the mountain.

From New York Times Jun. 19, 2014

Cheating the Alps by crossing the Brenner, we went by Salzburg to Berchtesgaden, where we found quiet rooms with a splendid view of the snow-clad Watzmann.

From Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 by Hare, Augustus J. C.

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