Ramsau bei Berchtesgaden

Municipality in Bavaria, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Ramsau bei Berchtesgaden within Berchtesgadener Land district

(2020–26) Herbert Gschoßmann^[1] (CSU)Area

• Total129.18 km² (49.88 sq mi)Elevation

670 m (2,200 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total1,736 • Density13/km² (35/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

83486

Dialling codes08657Vehicle registrationBGLWebsitewww.ramsau.de

Ramsau is a German municipality in the Bavarian Alps with a population of around 1,800. It is a district located in the Berchtesgadener Land in Bavaria, close to the border with Austria, 35 km south of Salzburg and 150 km south-east of Munich. It is situated north of the Berchtesgaden National Park.

Notable sights of Ramsau include the third highest mountain in Germany called the Watzmann, Lake Hintersee, and the village's church.

Gallery

Village of Ramsau
The Church of St. Sebastian

Notable people

Wolfgang Bartels
Hans Brandner
Hermann Buhl
Mirko Eichhorn
Carolin Fernsebner [de]
Franz Graßl
Hartmut Graßl
Judith Graßl
Johann Grill [de]
Matej Juhart
Will Klinger-Franken [de]
Manuel Machata
Anton Palzer
Franz Pöschl
Armin Roßmeier [de]
Willy Schlieker [de]

References

^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden Archived 2021-06-30 at the Wayback Machine, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, accessed 19 July 2021.
^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)