The Röthbachfall () is the highest
waterfall
A waterfall is any point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge
of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf.
Waterfalls can be formed in seve ...
in
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
, with a vertical drop of 470 metres (1540 ft). The waterfall is located in the
Berchtesgaden
Berchtesgaden () is a municipality in the district Berchtesgadener Land, Bavaria, in southeastern Germany, near the border with Austria, south of Salzburg and southeast of Munich. It lies in the Berchtesgaden Alps. South of the town, the Be ...
area on the
Obersee lake. One way to visit the waterfall is to take the electric boat across lake
Königssee
The Königssee () is a natural lake in the southeast Berchtesgadener Land district of the German state of Bavaria, near the Austrian border. Most of the lake is within the Berchtesgaden National Park.
Description
Situated within the Bercht ...
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 even though Triberg has a drop of only 163 metres.
See also
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List of waterfalls
This list of notable waterfalls of the world is sorted by continent, then country, then province, state or territory. A waterfall is included if it is at least tall and has an existing Wikipedia article, or it is considered historically sig ...
References
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Waterfalls of Germany
Berchtesgadener Land
Berchtesgaden Alps
Landforms of Bavaria