Abtenau (
Central Bavarian
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: ''Obtenau'') is a
market town
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in the
Hallein District
The Bezirk Hallein is an administrative district ('' Bezirk'') in the federal state of Salzburg, Austria, and congruent with the Tennengau region.
Area of the district is 668.31 km², with a population of 54,282 (May 15, 2001), and populat ...
of
Salzburg
Salzburg (, ; literally "Salt-Castle"; bar, Soizbuag, label= Austro-Bavarian) is the fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020, it had a population of 156,872.
The town is on the site of the Roman settlement of ''Iuvavum''. Salzburg was founded ...
in
Austria
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. The municipality is located in
Lammertal,
Tennengau, about 45 km south of
Salzburg
Salzburg (, ; literally "Salt-Castle"; bar, Soizbuag, label= Austro-Bavarian) is the fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020, it had a population of 156,872.
The town is on the site of the Roman settlement of ''Iuvavum''. Salzburg was founded ...
, and encompasses the entire middle valley of the
Lammer
The Lammer is a river of Salzburg, Austria, a right tributary of the Salzach.
The Lammer rises in the Tennen Mountains and flows from east to west, joining with the Salzach at Golling an der Salzach
Golling an der Salzach is a market town in th ...
.
Geography
Abtenau lies in the
Lammer
The Lammer is a river of Salzburg, Austria, a right tributary of the Salzach.
The Lammer rises in the Tennen Mountains and flows from east to west, joining with the Salzach at Golling an der Salzach
Golling an der Salzach is a market town in th ...
river valley (''Lammertal'') about 45 km south of
Salzburg
Salzburg (, ; literally "Salt-Castle"; bar, Soizbuag, label= Austro-Bavarian) is the fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020, it had a population of 156,872.
The town is on the site of the Roman settlement of ''Iuvavum''. Salzburg was founded ...
.
Climate
Population
The municipal area comprises the following 23 villages (in brackets population as of 1 January 2019):
Sister towns
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Big Bear Lake (
California
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,
United States
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)
*
Münster
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(
Hesse
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,
Germany
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)
References
Cities and towns in Hallein District
Tennen Mountains
Dachstein Mountains
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