There were some fear it could become a shrine for Nazi sympathizers it hasn't been in the news since then, as far as I know. It caused some local and international fluttering in the media 10 years later, when the origin of the building materials was 'discovered' (see Spiegel article). In the year 2000, a small wayside shrine, called the Wegmacher Chapel, was built (allegedly) from marble stones used to pave the terrace of Hitler's Berghof. Sail on a beautiful alpine lake, the Königssee, a short bus ride from Berchtesgaden. Read tips on things to do in town and the surrounding area. The pretty village of Berchtesgaden lies just ten minutes down the hill from the ruins of Hitler's home. The daring escape was later immortalised in the film The Great Escape, starring Steve McQueen. He was one of more than 70 men who broke out of a German prisoner of war camp in Poland called Stalag Luft III in 1944. The buses to the Eagle's Nest leave from the Obersalzberg. Paul Royle was 101 years old when he died on Sunday at Hollywood Hospital in Perth, following surgery for a fractured hip. The Eagle's Nest, Hitler's conference center turned restaurant is still sitting high up on a mountain peak, with spectacular views. Next door to the ruins of the Berghof is the Hotel zum Türken, Hitler's neighbor during the Third Reich period, and still receiving guests. The Documentation Center has an interesting exhibit on the history of the Third Reich. Visit the former Nazi stronghold above Berchtesgaden and explore all the ruins and bunker system. Other spots of historic interest are scattered around the hill on which the Berghof sits, the Obersalzberg. Nearby Points of Interest The Obersalzberg Map data (c) OpenStreetMap and contributors, CC-BY-SA In 1928, Hitler rented a pretty, alpine-style vacation home, Haus Wachenfeld, next door to the Hotel zum Türken.Īfter becoming Chancellor of Germany in 1933, Hitler purchased the house from the money he had made from Mein Kampf (a best seller) and lived there for a couple of years before starting a major expansion of the building. The remainder of Mein Kampf was written during his visit there. He stayed in a small cabin (no longer there) on the mountain near the Platterhof. Hitler traveled there under the name of 'Herr Wolf' and held meetings with supporters in local guesthouses.Īfter he was released from Landsberg prison in 1926, following his unsuccessful coup in Munich, he came back to the Obersalzberg. It was in this oversized chalet that Hitler planned the invasions of Poland, France and Russia and the events that would change the lives of millions.Īdolf Hitler's interest in the hills above Berchtesgaden began in 1923, when he came to visit his friend and mentor, Dietrich Eckart, who was living at the Platterhof Hotel. Hitler spent more time in the Berghof than in his Berlin office. Hitler's retreat in the mountains of Bavaria was one of the most important centers of government in the Third Reich.

Hilter escape hospital