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This district comprises the southeastern tip of Bavaria. It consists of a high alpine countryside in the south, with mountains rising to more than 2500 m, and of a strip along the
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Salzburg has gradually asserted a new role as an economic, educational and cultural center of the area, which has had a ripple effect through several municipalities such as
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rivers remained part of Bavaria. The modern Berchtesgadener Land is mostly made up from sections of this land, with the exception of the area around
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Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag
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brought about significant changes to the political make-up of the region. In 1803 Salzburg was secularised and became the short-lived
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to (incorporated into) this new state. In 1805 Salzburg was itself mediatized to Austria, but was ceded to Bavaria in 1809. In the
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The Berchtesgadener Land was formed in 1972 through a merger of the district of Berchtesgaden, the district of
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Two important historical events have dramatically reshaped Berchtesgadener Land in recent years, namely
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the heraldic lion of Salzburg, representing the northern districts which were once subjects of
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The Prince-Archbishopric of Salzburg (violet) and Berchtesgaden Provostry (pale red) circa 1789
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These states existed from the Middle Ages until the early 19th century, and functioned as
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ruled by the archbishop of Salzburg), while Berchtesgaden itself was the seat of the
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between Bavaria and Austria. However, like the rest of the
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Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district
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most of Salzburg was returned to Austria becoming the
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Index

Berchtesgaden Land
District
Flag of Berchtesgadener Land
Coat of arms of Berchtesgadener Land
Country
Germany
State
Bavaria
Adm. region
Upper Bavaria
Bad Reichenhall
CSU
Time zone
UTC+01:00
CET
DST
UTC+02:00
CEST
Vehicle registration
berchtesgadener-land.de
Central Bavarian
Landkreis (district)
Bavaria
Germany
Traunstein
Austria

stem duchy
Bavaria
Middle Ages

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