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The Königssee is a lake located in the extreme southeast Berchtesgadener Land district of the German state of Bavaria, near the border with Austria. Large parts are comprised by the Berchtesgaden National Park.

Lying within the Berchtesgaden Alps in the municipality of Schönau am Königsee, just south of Berchtesgaden and the Austrian City of Salzburg, the Königssee is Germany's third deepest lake. Located at a Jurassic rift it was formed by glaciers during the last ice age. It stretches about 7.7 km (5 mi) in the north-south direction and is about 1.7 km (1 mi) across at its widest point. Except at its outlet, the Königsseer Ache at the village of Königssee, the lake similar to a fjord is surrounded by steeply rising flanks of mountains up to 2700 m (8900 ft), including the fabled Watzmann massif in the west.

The literal translation appears to be "King's Lake", however while German: König does indeed mean "king", there had been no Bavarian kings since the days of Louis the German until Elector Maximilian I Joseph assumed the royal title in 1806. Therefore the name more probably stems from the first name Kuno of local nobles, who appear in several historical sources referring to the donation of the Berchtesgaden Provostry in the 12th century; the lake was formerly called Kunigsee.

In 1944 a subcamp of the Dachau concentration camp was located nearby where Heinrich Himmler had a residence built at Schönau for his mistress Hedwig Potthast. The lake is noted for its clear water and is advertised as the cleanest lake in Germany. For this reason, only electric driven passenger ships, rowing and pedal boats have been permitted on the lake since 1909. Due to its picturesque setting, the lake and surrounding parklands are very popular with tourists and hikers. In addition, the lake's position surrounded by sheer rock walls creates an echo, which is known for its clarity. On boat tours, it has become traditional to stop and play a flugelhorn or trumpet to display the echo; formerly demonstrated by shooting a cannon, it could be heard reflected up to seven times.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%B6nigssee

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  1. ★

    lotusfee, IgorK54, PJ*, Beatrijs Sterk, and 319 other people added this photo to their favorites.

  2. greenka2000 (13 months ago | reply)

    just wonderful!

  3. lotusfee (13 months ago | reply)

    wow, this is so fantastic!!
    I want to fly with you there!!

  4. Roger Voller (13 months ago | reply)

    nice reflection

  5. IgorK54 (13 months ago | reply)

    Krasna kompozicija i refleksije.

  6. *sido* (13 months ago | reply)

    Great reflection!

  7. klaus53 (13 months ago | reply)

    - let's fly together..... :))

  8. Beatrijs Sterk (13 months ago | reply)

    what a dream shot, Katarina!

  9. Ianmoran1970 (13 months ago | reply)

    Simply sublime.

  10. benpearse (13 months ago | reply)

    What a great valley, well captured.

  11. trek22 (on the road...) (13 months ago | reply)

    beautiful color tones and reflections. a dream place to be.

  12. nondesigner59 (13 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful perspective and great colour..

  13. Derek Toye (13 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful colors and reflections.

  14. Toni_V (13 months ago | reply)

    spectacular !!

  15. | Fábio Duarte | (13 months ago | reply)

    This is gorgeous!

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  16. sognatore58 (13 months ago | reply)

    Che meraviglia!!! How wonderful !!!
    Stratospheric, Is fantastic!!!
    Elegance, Charm, beauty and delicacy,
    all in a wonderful shot :)

  17. FRANCO600D (13 months ago | reply)

    Colori e saturazione sono di grande livello...i riflessi sull'acqua sono spettacolari. Ottimo lavoro Katarina.

  18. Weirena (13 months ago | reply)

    perfect and very beautiful with this awesome reflections katarina ... greetings from
    rainy vienna :-)
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  19. ♫ Lion ♫ (13 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful

  20. A.Alwosaibie (13 months ago | reply)

    Great work..

  21. ΞSSΞ®®Ξ (13 months ago | reply)

    Right title! Stunning shot!

  22. yvone042488 (13 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful colors and reflections.

  23. duqueıros (13 months ago | reply)

    wonderful reflections!

  24. -Sami(away) (13 months ago | reply)

    Yea, I feel like superman flying into this shot :D Beautiful capture Katarina.

  25. Swasti Verma (13 months ago | reply)

    Awesome!

  26. mic stolz (13 months ago | reply)

    Wonderful shot!

  27. gumbygillyweed (13 months ago | reply)

    wow this is an awesome shot. I wanna go there lol

  28. placieli (13 months ago | reply)

    Bellísima foto!!!

  29. Balázs Papdi (13 months ago | reply)

    Csodásak ezek a meleg színek. Szép munka!

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  30. Sappho et amicae (13 months ago | reply)

    Perfektna kompozicija.
    Refleksija fascinantna.
    Dakle, odlična slika, Katarina.
    Pozdrav.

  31. LaPanteraRosa. (13 months ago | reply)

    Nagyon szép, ezzel a késő délutáni fénnyel! A tükröződés kis részletei is megkapóak!

  32. .e.e.e. (13 months ago | reply)

    gyönyörű

  33. RaffaLUCE (13 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful quality to the light, clean composition - as always. :-)

  34. atsjebosma (13 months ago | reply)

    Wonderful landscape and reflections!!

  35. ©Helminadia Ranford(New York) (13 months ago | reply)

    Brilliant shot,well taken my friend!

  36. Percypix57 (13 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful reflections.

  37. H-L-Andersen (13 months ago | reply)

    Great POV and compo here Katarina!! Well done (^_^(

  38. Francisco Mundo (13 months ago | reply)

    What distinguishes the pictures of Katarina is spectacular and artistic sense, unusual, but the problem is to distinguish where one begins and ends where the other or ask if you can not separate because she combines it all and wrap it in a high sensitivity artistic.

  39. nègFoto (13 months ago | reply)

    beautiful reflective shot ...
    Happy Earth Day!
    :)

  40. dorena-wm (13 months ago | reply)

    Perfect and gorgeous picture, Katarina.

  41. lightportalphoto (13 months ago | reply)

    What a sense of depth! I love the reflections. Good job!

  42. Metagrafija (13 months ago | reply)

    Great work!

  43. J.L.G.C. (13 months ago | reply)

    Bello encuadre.

    Excelentes reflejos

  44. jemonbe (13 months ago | reply)

    Geniales esos reflejos.

    saludos

  45. ebeydat (13 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful composition and shot.

  46. beagle34 (13 months ago | reply)

    Gorgeous composition and color, nice reflections!!!!

  47. cutix (13 months ago | reply)

    Bei colori e riflessi!

  48. mommyna77 (13 months ago | reply)

    so peaceful and beautiful.

  49. sunset1uk (13 months ago | reply)

    Fabulous shot! What a wonderful view.

  50. B℮n (13 months ago | reply)

    Lovely clear capture Katarina!

    GRTZ,BEN

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