- it could be me ;-) - B℮n
- in my case, i wish it was me ;) - sergi meseguer
- This is amazing! It makes the whole picture by giving it the sense of scale. - r.AI (-)
- high mountain - ِِِِAbdo* now good bye everybody *
- amazing view - ِِِِAbdo* now good bye everybody *
- it is amazing i love it - harmoney gallery
- beautifull - Filipe Paulette
- I'm going to there next year :DD - erikjuuh
Königssee
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.
St. Bartholomä and Watzmann
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.
Comments and faves
Antonio Gutiérrez Pereira, Just N!ck, Lee_Bryan, MattSherman, and 1215 other people added this photo to their favorites.
Antonio Gutiérrez Pereira (33 months ago | reply)
Menudo sitio¡¡¡
Lee_Bryan (33 months ago | reply)
So serene and beautiful!!!
MattSherman (33 months ago | reply)
This is fantastic Philipp!
Joaline (ON pour Jean-Marc! :-)))) [deleted] (33 months ago | reply)
I'm speechless!
PHOTOPHOB (33 months ago | reply)
Wundervolle Stimmung !!
Pjotre7 (www.maartenvandevoort.nl) (33 months ago | reply)
Fantastic work! Compliments
Alexander Steinhof (33 months ago | reply)
Das Sonnenlicht auf der kleinen Insel ist das i-Tüpfelchen...geil! ( ?² )
*Martu* (33 months ago | reply)
what a magical place.... stunning capture
Sprengben [why not get a friend] (33 months ago | reply)
Whooa schöne Stimmung!
lenakolobova (33 months ago | reply)
Красотища !!!
little linus (33 months ago | reply)
dove sei stato....nel paradiso terrestre???
ronaldo.s [ -off - ] (33 months ago | reply)
Fantastically beautiful !! congrats!!
Corsaro078 (33 months ago | reply)
Wonderful image :-)
thomaspyttel.com (33 months ago | reply)
schön :-) ich liebe den königssee!!
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©thompiksphotography (33 months ago | reply)
it's a great shot !!!
Super G (33 months ago | reply)
beautiful hues of green and a great vista!
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blubbla (33 months ago | reply)
Tolles Licht. Der Königssee ist aber auch ein Schmuckstück.
Johannes Rösch Photography (33 months ago | reply)
... der gute alte Königssee... traumhaft schön!
Mimi Ditchie (33 months ago | reply)
A totally beautiful scene, well-captured!
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Werner Schnell Images (2.stream) (33 months ago | reply)
super !
JLMphoto (33 months ago | reply)
Looks like an amazing place -- beautiful!
ritaa bohuczki (33 months ago | reply)
wonderfuuul
B℮n (33 months ago | reply)
I've seen this place before ;-)
Great zoom!
GRTZ,BEN
just DM (33 months ago | reply)
A wondeful place!
The Snake 12 (33 months ago | reply)
lovely scenery!
sediama (break) (33 months ago | reply)
das ist absolut traumhaft !
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Miguel_CD (33 months ago | reply)
Awesome place. Love this shot!
Regards!
Gabriella Hal (33 months ago | reply)
so beautiful! I was there on a trip last year, marvelous place indeed!
Eduardo Muriedas (33 months ago | reply)
Que color de agua mas hermoso... la profundidad lograda es insuperable Philipp!
NikolaT (33 months ago | reply)
fantastic place
billtam (33 months ago | reply)
Fabulous balanced shot and tonality
Steve-h (33 months ago | reply)
Magnificent scenery - lovely capture!
J.L.G.C. (33 months ago | reply)
Magnifica toma
(:Andrzej:) (33 months ago | reply)
bajkowe...
doskonałe zdjęcie
Paul L & Alison C (33 months ago | reply)
wow, beautiful Xanadu, good shot my friend
Jeffrey-Anthony (33 months ago | reply)
This is Breath taking! well done!
Ingólfur B (33 months ago | reply)
Beautiful. Love that little boat!
Dichtung & Wahrheit (Poetry and Truth) (33 months ago | reply)
schönes Bild
Birgit Zimmermann (33 months ago | reply)
beautiful light and framing. love this place myself :)
Pedro_Garcia (33 months ago | reply)
Excelente, saludos! Excellent, greetings!
View my most interesting photos on Flickriver. Gracias / Thank you!
biebe08 (33 months ago | reply)
incredible jewel, a wonderful and beautiful forest...
Robbie Swan (33 months ago | reply)
This is a very impressive photo, both technically and artistically!! Wunderbar!!
I really like the colors Philipp. :)
Always a pleasure coming to your stream!! Hope your doing well!!
Thanks for all your kind comments and faves on my stream these last few weeks, it means a lot to me!!
Tobi_2008 (33 months ago | reply)
Das ist eine Traumlandschaft, meisterhaft in Szene gesetzt!
YasirLatib (33 months ago | reply)
wonderful
SHE*... (33 months ago | reply)
very picturesque, I've heard a lot about Koenigssee
mudpig (33 months ago | reply)
perfect - love the dof here especially
Lumase (33 months ago | reply)
...and you can go on that island too? Splendid.
SLEEC Photos/Suzanne (33 months ago | reply)
WOW...this is absolutely magnificent!!!!!!!!
xmyrxn (33 months ago | reply)
Wunderbar ! Da kommt direkt Urlaubsstimmung auf ! Und man kann direkt nachvollziehen, wie überwältigt von der Landschaft die Menschen auf dem Boot sein müssen ;-)
Das gibt selbstverständlich ein Sternchen!
filippo1930 (33 months ago | reply)
Great POV.