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Information point St. Bartholomä Königssee
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©Angelika Kleinheinz
Information on accessibility
Download short report as PDFPeople with walking difficulties and wheelchair users
All areas relevant for testing meet the quality criteria of the label "Accessibility certified - accessible for people with walking disabilities and partially accessible for wheelchair users".
Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.
- Eleven parking spaces for people with disabilities are available at the car park in Schönau.
- You can get to the Königsseeschifffahrt boat landing stage via Seestraße - approx. 350 m.
- All evaluated rooms and facilities available to the guests on St. Bartholomew are steplessly accessible at ground level or via ramps.
- The ramp to the church has a maximum gradient of 5,3 % and a total length of 4 m.
- All evaluated passageways/doors available to the guests are at least 90 cm wide.
St. Bartholomew information point with exhibition in the Jägerhaus
- The ramp to the entrance information point has a maximum gradient of 5 % and a total length of 12 m.
- The exhibits and stations are predominately visible when seated.
- The information on the exhibits and stations is predominately readable when seated.
St. Bartholomew circular route
- The circular walk is 2 km long. The starting and end point is the St. Bartholomew boat landing stage.
- The trail is signposted throughout.
- The path has a water-bound surface and is easy to walk and drive on.
- The maximum gradient is 5% over 10 metres.
- There are seats (benches) available.
Public toilet for people with disabilities in the Jägerhaus
- The manoeuvring spaces are:
in front of the toilet and the washbasin at least 200 cm x 149 cm;
left and right of the toilet at leasst 90 cm x 70 cm. - There are grab rails available on the right and left of the toilet. The grab rails can be flipped-up.
- The sink is wheelchair compatible.
- An alarm trigger is available.
Public toilet for people with disabilities (sanitary building)
- The path between the boat landing stage and the public toilet is 230 m long. It is easy to walk and drive on and has a maximum longitudinal gradient of 10 % over a distance of 5 m.
- The path between the information point and the public toilet is 100 m long. It is easy to walk and drive on and has a maximum longitudinal gradient of 3 % over a distance of 20 m.
- The manoeuvring spaces are:
in front of the toilet and the washbasin at least 200 cm x 200 cm;
left and right of the toilet at leasst 90 cm x 70 cm. - There are grab rails available on the right and left of the toilet. The grab rails can be flipped-up.
- The sink is wheelchair compatible.
- An alarm trigger is available.
People with visual impairments and blind people
Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.
- Assistance dogs are allowed in relevant areas/rooms.
- External paths usually have tactilely detectable sidewalk boundaries.
- The entrances are visually rich in contrast.
- All evaluated and usable areas for the guest are well illuminated, i.e. bright and glare-free.
- There are no visually contrasting or tactilely detectable floor indicators available.
- Stairs have no handrail.
- The signage is designed in clearly legible and contrasting font.
- There is audible information on the exhibits.
- There are no guided tours available for people with visual impairments and blind people.
- Information is not available in Braille or prismatic font.
St. Bartholomew circular route
- The circular walk is 2 km long. The starting and end point is the St. Bartholomew boat landing stage.
- The trail is signposted throughout.
- The path has a water-bound surface and is easy to walk and drive on.
- The maximum gradient is 5% over 10 metres.
- There are seats (benches) available.
People with hearing impairments and deaf people
Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.
- There is no clearly visible alarm.
- There is no audio induction loop system.
- The information on the exhibits is predominately provided in writing.
- There is audible information on the exhibits.
- Technical possibilities of information for people with hearing impairment/deaf people: Participation stations, films
- There are no guided tours available for people with hearing impairment and deaf people.
St. Bartholomew circular route
- The circular walk is 2 km long. The starting and end point is the St. Bartholomew boat landing stage.
- The trail is signposted throughout.
- The path has a water-bound surface and is easy to walk and drive on.
- The maximum gradient is 5% over 10 metres.
- There are seats (benches) available.
People with cognitive impairments
Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.
- The name or logo of the information point is clearly recognizable from the outside.
- The objectives of the paths are always within sight or signs in visible distance are available.
- There is no information available in easy language.
- The information on the exhibits is predominately provided in writing, but not in easy language.
- There are no guided tours available for people with cognitive impairments.
St. Bartholomew circular route
- The circular walk is 2 km long. The starting and end point is the St. Bartholomew boat landing stage.
- The trail is signposted throughout.
- The path has a water-bound surface and is easy to walk and drive on.
- The maximum gradient is 5% over 10 metres.
- There are seats (benches) available.
Certified in the period: February 2023 – January 2026
Address & contact
Infostelle St. Bartholomä Königssee
St. Bartholomä 2
83471 Berchtesgaden
83471 Berchtesgaden
Phone number: +49 86 52 97 90 60 58
E-mail address: christian.grassl@npv-bgd.bayern.de