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Berchtesgaden , town (1994 pop. 8,050), Bavaria, SE Germany, in the Bavarian Alps. It is a popular winter and summer resort. Salt has been mined there since the 12th cent. At the nearby Obersalzberg is the site of Hitler's residence, the Berghof.

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Berchtesgaden was Hitler's retreat in the Bavarian Alps. Apart from his house there, the Berghof, he had high up above it the ‘Eagle's Nest’, a small house amidst panoramic views. The Berghof and its surrounding buildings were razed to the ground after the war, but the ‘Eagle's Nest’ can still be visited.

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