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Usage in the National Park
Usage in the National Park
Man’s Presence in Berchtesgaden National Park
It has been proven that the first human presence in the Berchtesgaden region goes back to the Neolithic Age (2500 – 2000 BC). The continuous settlement of the area can be traced back to the founding of the prince-priory of Berchtesgaden in the early 12th century.
Ever since that time, the region has been utilized and farmed. Humans have been active here in agriculture, lumbering, hunting and mining. They have cleared forest land and used nature in pursuit of recreation, thus marking the landscape’s features.
Due to their extreme climatic conditions, as well as their difficulty of access, the high mountains represent a natural barrier to man’s use of them. For this reason, some areas of today’s National Park have remained mostly unspoiled. Other areas comprised within the present National Park are more easily accessed and climatically more favorable: hence their use for farming, lumbering, hunting and tourism. However, there are no permanent dwellings here.