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- Also called:
- Bartholomäussee
- English:
- St. Bartholomew’s Lake
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Königssee
The St. Bartholomew pilgrimage church, Königssee, Ger.
Königssee
lake, Germany
Also known as: Bartholomäussee, Saint Bartholomew’s Lake
Königssee, lake, in Bavaria Land (state), southern Germany. It lies just south of the town of Berchtesgaden, in a deep cut that is surrounded by sheer limestone mountains, within the Berchtesgaden National Park. Königssee is one of the most picturesque lakes in the Berchtesgadener Alps. It is 5 miles (8 km) long and from 1,500 feet (457 m) to more than 1 mile (1.6 km) wide, and its greatest depth is 617 feet (188 m). The St. Bartholomew pilgrimage church and hunting lodge, on its west shore, formerly belonged to the prince-bishops of Salzburg and later to the kings of Bavaria. The lake is stocked with Alpine trout (saibling, or arctic char).
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