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16-829: Piding is located in the middle of the Landkreis Berchtesgadener Land . The municipal area corresponds to a natural expanse: It is bounded by the mountains Hochstaufen (1771 m) and Fuderheuberg (1.350 m) in the South, by the river Saalach in the East and by the hill Högl in the North-West. In the North-East the Saalach shapes the borderline to Salzburg (Austria). The districts are Piding, Kleinhögl, Bichlbruck, Urwies, Mauthausen, Staufenbrücke and Pidingerau. Immediate neighbours are

32-445: A cross-border radio station called "Radio Untersberg" ( website ), which would have been unimaginable some 20 years ago due to different government regulations. 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 Freilassing , which have traditionally defined themselves as German border towns. This district comprises

48-516: A dam of a hydro-electrical power plant collects the waters of the Saalachsee  [ bar ; de ] . The power plant provides the energy for the railway line Salzburg , Freilassing , Bad Reichenhall to Berchtesgaden . Having passed Staufeneck, the Saalach leaves the mountains and enters the flat forests called Saalachau. From Piding on north-eastwards, the Austria–Germany border follows

64-528: Is tangent to Piding. Piding has its own railway station on the Freilassing-Berchtesgaden railway line. Berchtesgadener Land Berchtesgadener Land ( Central Bavarian : Berchtsgoana Land ) is a Landkreis (district) in Bavaria , Germany . It is bounded by the district of Traunstein and by the state of Austria . The southern alpine regions were part of the stem duchy of Bavaria from

80-596: The Königssee , a lake of 5.2 km surrounded by majestic mountains. The coat of arms displays: 47°44′N 12°53′E  /  47.733°N 12.883°E  / 47.733; 12.883 Saalach The Saalach is a 105-kilometre-long (65 mi) river in Austria and Germany , and a left tributary of the Salzach . The river begins, as the Saalbach stream, in

96-556: The Duchy of Salzburg in 1850 and ultimately the modern Austrian state of Salzburg (with the westernmost portions becoming part of the County of Tyrol ). However, the land of the former Berchtesgaden Provostry and the former Salzburg land west of the Salzach and Saalach rivers remained part of Bavaria. The modern Berchtesgadener Land is mostly made up from sections of this land, with the exception of

112-473: The Napoleonic wars brought about significant changes to the political make-up of the region. In 1803 Salzburg was secularised and became the short-lived Electorate of Salzburg , and Berchtesgaden was mediatized to (incorporated into) this new state. In 1805 Salzburg was itself mediatized to Austria, but was ceded to Bavaria in 1809. In the 1816 Treaty of Munich most of Salzburg was returned to Austria becoming

128-500: The Schengen treaty in 1990 and the introduction of the Euro in 2002 in both Germany and Austria . Municipalities on both sides of the border have been brought much closer by these changes, and the area is reversing many of the effects caused by the split of 1816. There is close and mutually beneficial cooperation in areas such as public transport, recreational sports and culture. There is even

144-679: The Austrian state of Tyrol in the Kitzbühel Alps at the Torsee lake below the 2,178 m (7,146 ft) high Gamshag . From there it flows initially eastwards through the Glemmtal valley, through Hinterglemm , then the ski resort of Saalbach – from that point it is known as the Saalach – until it bends north at Maishofen . It follows the broad valley to Saalfelden , and meanders further on through

160-463: The area around Bad Reichenhall , which had been part of Bavaria for centuries; the rest lies in adjoining areas in eastern Traunstein and a small area of southern Altötting . The Berchtesgadener Land was formed in 1972 through a merger of the district of Berchtesgaden, the district of Laufen and the city of Bad Reichenhall. Two important historical events have dramatically reshaped Berchtesgadener Land in recent years, namely Austria 's signing of

176-516: The early Middle Ages . The 11th and 12th centuries saw the founding of numerous mountain villages. One of these settlements was Berchtesgaden , which later assumed a more dominant role in the administrative district that now bears its name. The northern portion of the Salzach river valley was traditionally part of the Prince-Archbishopric of Salzburg (an imperial principality ruled by the archbishop of Salzburg), while Berchtesgaden itself

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192-505: The former relations to arch-monastery and chapter Salzburg (black lion's head) and to the Höglwörth Abbey (cross-over silver keys). Elections in 2014 First (governing) mayor is Hannes Holzner (CSU), second mayor Walter Pfannerstill (FWG) and third mayor Dr. Bernhard Zimmer (Grüne). Next to Piding is the last exit of the motorway A 8 (Munich-Salzburg) in front of the border to Austria. The federal road B 20 (Berchtesgaden-Oberpfalz)

208-570: The narrow valley between the Leoganger and Loferer Steinberge and the Steinernes Meer to Lofer in north-western direction. There it enters a narrow gorge, famous for its white water rafting. Crossing the border to Bavaria (Germany) at Melleck (part of Schneizlreuth ) it flows along the northern slopes of the Reiter Alpe known for its climbing routes. A short distance before Bad Reichenhall ,

224-593: 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 Saalach River. The city of Salzburg ( Austria ) is located on the opposite side of the Saalach, across from the town of Freilassing. The very south is occupied by the Berchtesgaden National Park (210 km ) comprising the Watzmann massif (2713 m) and

240-688: The town Bad Reichenhall and the municipalities Ainring and Anger . Archaeological troves shows, that the region was already populated in the New Stone Age (about 2800 BC). During the construction of the (former) ski-lift at the Fuderheuberg in 1970 copper bars from the Bronze Age were found. The Catholic parish Maria Geburt (birth of Mary) is responsible for this churches: 1790: 635 inhabitants; 1910: 864; 1946: 1,540; 1985: 3,996; 2000: 5,093; 2002: 5,257. The municipal coat of arms from 1962 refers to

256-591: Was the seat of the Berchtesgaden Provostry (a principality ruled by a Prince-Provost ) comprising roughly the modern municipalities of Berchtesgaden , Bischofswiesen , Marktschellenberg , Ramsau and Schönau am Königssee . These states existed from the Middle Ages until the early 19th century, and functioned as buffers between Bavaria and Austria. However, like the rest of the Holy Roman Empire ,

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