Ramsau is a German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 municipality in the Bavarian Alps with a population of around 1,800.
It is located in the district of Berchtesgadener Land

Berchtesgadener Land

Berchtesgadener Land is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the district of Traunstein and by the state of Austria.- History :The alpine regions of the south were Bavarian territory from the early Middle Ages. The 11th and 12th centuries saw the founding of numerous mountain villages...

 in Bavaria

Bavaria

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, close to the border with Austria

Austria

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, 35 km south of Salzburg

Salzburg

-Population development:In 1935, the population significantly increased when Salzburg absorbed adjacent municipalities. After World War II, numerous refugees found a new home in the city. New residential space was created for American soldiers of the postwar Occupation, and could be used for...

 and 150 km south-east of Munich

Munich

Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...

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It is situated north of the Berchtesgaden National Park.

Ramsau is famous for its high mountains, including the third highest mountain in Germany, the fabled Mount Watzmann

Watzmann

The Watzmann is the third highest mountain in Germany, and the highest peak standing entirely within Germany. Its three main peaks are Hocheck , Mittelspitze and Südspitze .The Watzmann massive also includes the...

 (2713 m), and for the lake Hintersee.
The church of Ramsau is often on postcards.

Notable people

• Wolfgang Bartels
  Wolfgang Bartels
  Wolfgang Bartels was a German alpine skier who competed for the Unified Team of Germany in the 1964 Winter Olympics.He was born in Bischofswiesen and died in Ramsau bei Berchtesgaden....
  
  
• Hans Brandner
  Hans Brandner
  Hans Brandner is a West German former luger who competed from the early 1970s to the early 1980s...
  
  
• Hermann Buhl
  Hermann Buhl
  Hermann Buhl is considered one of the best climbers of all time. He was particularly innovative in applying alpine style to Himalayan climbing...
  
  
• Mirko Eichhorn
• Carolin Fernsebner
• Franz Grassl
• Judith Graßl
  Judith Graßl
  Judith Graßl is a German ski mountaineer.Graßl was born in Berchtesgaden. She is married to the ski mountaineer Franz Graßl with two children...
  
  
• Hartmut Graßl
• Johann Grill
• Matej Juhart
  Matej Juhart
  Matej Juhart is a Slovenian bobsledder who competes for Germany and has been a regular in international bobsled competitions since 2005. His lone World Cup victory was in a four-man event at Altenberg, Germany in December 2008....
  
  
• Will Klinger-Franken
• Manuel Machata
  Manuel Machata
  Manuel Machata is an German bobsledder who has competed since 2005.Manuel Machata grew up in Ramsau near Berchtesgaden, Germany. He attended the CJD Christophorus high school in Berchtesgaden. After completing high school he joined the sports group of the German army...
  
  
• Franz Pöschl
• Armin Roßmeier
• Willy Schlieker
• Peter Stella