Wimbachschloss, Historic hunting lodge in Ramsau bei Berchtesgaden, Germany.
The Wimbachschloss sits at 937 meters elevation between the Hochkalter and Watzmann peaks in the Berchtesgaden Alps. The building features solid masonry walls with characteristic roof construction typical of alpine structures.
The lodge was built in 1784 by the last Prince Provost of Berchtesgaden and later used by the Bavarian royal family as a hunting retreat. The structure blends older construction elements with 19th-century upgrades made for royal use.
The lodge displays traditional Bavarian mountain building style with thick stone walls and steep roofs built to handle heavy snow. Visitors can see how people managed daily life in this remote alpine location.
The guesthouse at Wimbachweg 49 is reached on foot; a forest road closed to general traffic runs from the Wimbachbrücke on the B305, about 1 to 1.5 hours. In summer, a toll Wimbachklamm gorge path offers an alternative. The road continues to the Wimbachgrieshütte at 1327 m.
On 7 July 1970, during the first joint German-French mountain infantry exercise, a Bundeswehr Bell UH 1D helicopter crashed near the Wimbachschloss. Eight French and four German soldiers died; a single French soldier survived. A memorial cross marks the crash site, which hikers pass on the approach through the Wimbachtal.
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