The Röthbach Waterfall is the highest waterfall

Waterfall

A waterfall is a place where flowing water rapidly drops in elevation as it flows over a steep region or a cliff.-Formation:Waterfalls are commonly formed when a river is young. At these times the channel is often narrow and deep. When the river courses over resistant bedrock, erosion happens...

 in Germany

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...

, with a vertical drop of 470 metres (1540 ft). The waterfall is located in the Berchtesgaden

Berchtesgaden

Berchtesgaden is a municipality in the German Bavarian Alps. It is located in the south district of Berchtesgadener Land in Bavaria, near the border with Austria, some 30 km south of Salzburg and 180 km southeast of Munich...

 area on the Obersee (Berchtesgaden National Park) lake. The most convenient way to visit the waterfall is to take the electric boat across lake Konigssee

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...

 to Salet and then to hike up to the Obersee. This remote location has led to the erroneous claim that the highest waterfall in Germany is the more accessible Triberg Waterfall

Triberg Waterfalls

Triberg Falls is one of the highest waterfalls in Germany with a descent of 163 meters , and is a landmark in the Black Forest region...

even though Triberg has a drop of only 163 metres.

External links

• http://www.world-waterfalls.com
• http://www.germanplaces.com/germany/berchtesgaden.html
• http://home.vr-web.de/eugen.winklharrer/yudschinsworld/index.htm (pictures of falls)