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Sponsored LinksTravel reviews & great deals at TripAdvisor: BerchtesgadenBerchtesgaden (berkh'tusgä"dun) [key], 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. The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. More on Berchtesgaden from Infoplease:
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