Editing Berchtesgaden (section)

===Berchtesgaden today===
[[Image:Berchtesgaden.jpg|thumb|Aerial view of Berchtesgaden]]
[[Image:BerchtesgadenFog.jpg|thumb|Berchtesgaden in the morning]]

The Hotel Türken, which was near the Nazi buildings and was often used by the SS and then by the ''Generalmajor'' of the Police, was badly damaged in 1945. It was rebuilt in 1950 and reopened as a hotel before Christmas.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tripadvisor.ca/Hotel_Review-g187299-d238373-Reviews-Hotel_zum_Turken-Berchtesgaden_Upper_Bavaria_Bavaria.html |title=Hotel zum Turken - UPDATED 2018 Prices, Reviews & Photos (Berchtesgaden, Germany) - TripAdvisor |publisher=Tripadvisor.ca |access-date=2018-10-14}}</ref> Visitors can still explore the historic underground hallways and tunnels that had been used by the Nazis.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.inspirock.com/germany/berchtesgaden/zum-turken-a588040681|title=Visit Hotel Zum Turken WWII Bunkers on your trip to Berchtesgaden|website=www.inspirock.com|access-date=9 August 2017|archive-date=8 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808193713/https://www.inspirock.com/germany/berchtesgaden/zum-turken-a588040681|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=j9IVBAAAQBAJ&q=Berghof+Hotel+zum+T%C3%BCrken&pg=PA87|title=Hitler's Alpine Headquarters|first=James|last=Wilson|date=13 January 2014|publisher=Pen and Sword|isbn=9781473831872|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://bunkersite.com/locations/germany/obersalzberg/turken-out.php|title=Hotel zum Türken, Obersalzberg - Bunkersite.com|last=Bunkersite.com|website=bunkersite.com}}</ref>

In 1972, local government reform united the then-independent municipalities of Salzberg, Maria Gern and Au (consisting of Oberau and Unterau) under the administration of the town of Berchtesgaden. Another suggested reform uniting all remaining five municipalities in the Berchtesgaden valley (Bischofswiesen, Ramsau, [[Marktschellenberg]] and [[Schönau am Königsee|Schönau]]) failed to gain enough popular support; it passed in Berchtesgaden but failed everywhere else.

The Berchtesgaden National Park was established in 1978 and has gradually become one of Berchtesgaden's largest draws. Mass tourism is confined to a few popular spots, leaving the rest to nature-seekers. Other tourist draws are the [[Königssee]], the [[salt mine]], the ''[[Kehlsteinhaus]]'', open seasonally as a restaurant, and the [[Dokumentationszentrum Obersalzberg]] museum about the area's history, operated by the Munich [[Institut für Zeitgeschichte]] since 1999.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.obersalzberg.de/obersalzberg-home.html?&L=1&cHash=89852a3347# |title=Dokumentation Obersalzberg: Home |access-date=27 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170629214925/http://www.obersalzberg.de/obersalzberg-home.html?&L=1&cHash=89852a3347# |archive-date=29 June 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2005/04/the-hitler-shrine/303844/|title=The Hitler Shrine|first=Timothy W.|last=Ryback|website=[[The Atlantic]] |date=1 April 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tripadvisor.ca/Attractions-g187299-Activities-Berchtesgaden_Upper_Bavaria_Bavaria.html |title=THE 15 BEST Things to Do in Berchtesgaden 2018 - Must See Attractions in Berchtesgaden, Germany &#124; TripAdvisor |publisher=Tripadvisor.ca |date=2017-11-28 |access-date=2018-10-14}}</ref>

Recreational and competitive sports have grown in importance. The town's [[ski slope]] is popular. The [[Königssee bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track]] has hosted ski-running and several international events and competitions. Berchtesgaden's most famous sports personality is [[Georg Hackl]], a multiple Olympic medal winner. The city is home to the [[International Luge Federation]] (FIL).

Unlike the northern part of Berchtesgadener Land and the Salzburg area, Berchtesgaden has virtually no manufacturing industry.

[[Berchtesgaden Central Station]] is connected by the [[Salzburg–Berchtesgaden railway]] to the [[Rosenheim–Salzburg railway]] at [[Freilassing station|Freilassing]].

The Bavarian state government facilitated the erection of a hotel, which opened in 2005 and is operated by the [[InterContinental Hotels Group]].<ref name="auto"/> Since May 2015, the hotel has been the Kempinski Berchtesgaden.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kempinski.com/en/berchtesgaden/kempinski-hotel-berchtesgaden/|title=Luxury 5 Star Hotel in the Bavarian Alps - Kempinski Hotel Berchtesgaden|website=www.kempinski.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ebookers.com/Upper-Bavarian-Alps-And-Lakes-Hotels-Kempinski-Hotel-Berchtesgaden.h9631205.Hotel-Information |title=Kempinski Hotel Berchtesgaden - Reviews, Photos & Rates |publisher=ebookers.com |date=2018-08-23 |access-date=2018-10-14}}</ref>