castle
Herrenchiemsee Palace
Ludwig II's unfinished replica of Versailles built on an island in Bavaria's largest lake, featuring an even longer Hall of Mirrors.
21 km · about 25 min drive
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Reit im Winkl
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About Reit im Winkl
Reit im Winkl is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Kössen, 36km from Berchtesgaden National Park.
Reit im Winkl is in Bavaria, Germany, with about 2,600 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Kössen, about 5 km away.
Reit im Winkl (German pronunciation: [ˈʁaɪt ʔɪm ˈvɪŋkl̩] ) is a small village located on the German/Austrian border in the southeastern part of Bavaria, Germany. Part of the Traunstein district, it was previously an immigration and customs control point (prior to the formation of the Schengen Zone). It is situatedRead more
south of Chiemsee and southwest of Ruhpolding – home of the Biathlon World Cup – in the Bavarian Alps and facing towards Tyrol. The village lies next to the Austrian states Tyrol and Salzburg. Kössen in Tyrol is the next village on the river Lofer, before it joins the confluence of the river Tiroler Achen. Reit im Winkl has a population of approximately 2,600.
Reit im Winkl is well known as both a certified place of restorative and curative air (Luftkurort) and a ski resort, offering alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, both classical and skating, and snow-boarding, as well as mountain trekking and hiking. It achieved, in 2012, Germany's first-ever Premium Winter Trails Certification. In 2012 Reit im Winkl had the deepest snow of 120 cm for a plateau area, which occurred in February, long after snow had melted elsewhere in the region. Reit im Winkl has two alpine skiing areas: 1) Three lifts in the suburb of Blindau (Benzeck) as well as a snow-tubing lift, and the large plateau skiing area at Winklmoos Alm which connects with Steinplatte in Austria and is reached by the gondola cableway (bubble lift) from Seegatterl.
In summer, Reit im Winkl enjoys one of the highest counts of sunny days in Bavaria, and is popular with mountain bike and Nordic walking enthusiasts. Visitors can enjoy swimming in either of the three alpine lakes (Weitsee, Mittersee and Loedensee) northeast of Seegatterl, or try their luck at fishing in the trout lake.
Reit im Winkl is popularly known to locals and return visitors as Germany's own Tyrol, and boasts its own home-grown regional specialities such as Heumilch cheese (cheese made from cows fed exclusively hay pasture), heuschnapps (a liqueur in which mountain hay and herbs are soaked to produce a distinctive and sweet taste of hay) and Reiberdatschi (grated potatoes mixed with a little egg and flour and poured as a flat mass into a skillet and fried), popularly eaten with apple mousse.
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What is there to see near Reit im Winkl?
Within an hour or so of Reit im Winkl: Herrenchiemsee Palace (21 km), Kitzbühel (26 km), Hans-Peter Porsche TraumWerk (32 km), Sudelfeld Pass (33 km).
Are there any good drives near Reit im Winkl?
The nearest famous roads are Sudelfeld Pass, Rossfeld Panoramastrasse and Felbertauern Road.
Where is Reit im Winkl?
Reit im Winkl is in Bavaria, Germany, about 5 km from Kössen.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 2,584
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Bavaria
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 47.6773, 12.4709
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Germany
ADAC roadside assistance: +49 89 22 22 22. No general speed limit on some autobahn sections but advisory 130 km/h.
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Worth the detour from Reit im Winkl
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Kitzbühel
A medieval-walled ski town and home of the fearsome Hahnenkamm race, ringed by panoramic alpine roads.
26 km · about 30 min drive
museum
Hans-Peter Porsche TraumWerk
The Porsche grandson's private 'dream works' on the Alpenstrasse near Berchtesgaden: immaculate Porsches, historic tin toys and one of Europe's largest model railways at 400 square metres, plus a garden park train.
32 km · about 35 min drive
mountain pass
Sudelfeld Pass
The 1,123 m summit of the B307 between Bayrischzell and the Tatzelwurm gorge, part of the German Alpine Road and one of Upper Bavaria's favourite weekend driving and biking loops.
33 km · about 40 min drive
photogenic
Ramsau Church St. Sebastian
The 1512 parish church above the Ramsauer Ache with the Reiter Alpe behind is Bavaria's most-painted postcard; the classic angle is from the small wooden Malerwinkel footbridge a minute from the road.
33 km · about 40 min drive
national park
Berchtesgaden National Park
Germany's only Alpine national park, surrounding the pristine Königssee and the dramatic Watzmann massif.
36 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Salzbergwerk Berchtesgaden
Germany's oldest active salt mine where visitors slide down wooden chutes and cross an underground salt lake on a illuminated raft.
41 km · about 50 min drive
natural wonder
Königssee
A pristine emerald-green lake nestled between steep mountain walls, famous for its echo and the pilgrimage church of St. Bartholomä.
41 km · about 45 min drive
Driving roads near Reit im Winkl
- 33 kmSudelfeld PassThe 1,123 m summit of the B307 between Bayrischzell and the Tatzelwurm gorge, part of the German Alpine Road and one of Upper Bavaria's favourite weekend driving and biking loops.
- 43 kmEagle's Nest (Kehlsteinhaus)A mountaintop retreat at 1,834 metres above Berchtesgaden, accessed by a brass-lined elevator cut into the rock, offering Alpine panoramas.
- 44 kmRossfeld PanoramastrasseGermany's highest scenic mountain road, a panoramic toll loop near Berchtesgaden with sweeping views of the Alps and Salzburg basin.
- 46 kmZell am See & KaprunA year-round Alpine resort combining a turquoise lake with glacier skiing on the Kitzsteinhorn and the spectacular Sigmund-Thun Gorge.
- 55 kmFelbertauern RoadA year-round toll road with a summit tunnel through the Hohe Tauern, the reliable winter alternative when the Grossglockner is shut.
- 55 kmKaprun High Mountain ReservoirsTwo dammed lakes high above Kaprun, reached by bus and inclined lift rather than by car, ringed by the Hohe Tauern peaks.
Driving in Germany
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.78/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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