Dienten am Hochkönig () is a municipality in the district of

Zell am See Zell am See is the administrative capital of the Zell am See District in the Austrian state of Salzburg (state), Salzburg. Located in the Kitzbühel Alps, the town is an important tourist destination due to its Ski resort, ski resorts and shorel ...

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Pinzgau The Bezirk Zell am See is an administrative district (''Bezirk'') in the federal state of Salzburg, Austria, and congruent with the Pinzgau region (). The area of the district is , with a population of 84,124 (May 15, 2001), and population dens ...

region), in the state of

Salzburg Salzburg (, ; literally "Salt-Castle"; bar, Soizbuag, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian) is the List of cities and towns in Austria, fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020, it had a population of 156,872. The town is on the site of the ...

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. The population (as of May 2001) is 800. Dienten is also part of the High King Mountain Ski Area.

Geography

The municipality is located in the Pinzgau in the Salzburgerland at the foot of the Hochkoenig mountain. (2,943m)

History

Dienten was first mentioned in 963. Since the Medieval age, there was an iron mine in the region of Dienten which was abandoned in 1864.

Accommodation

Hotel Übergossene Alm

Notable people

* Johann Oberreiter (1807–1865): former mayor of

Werfen Werfen () is a market town in the district of St. Johann im Pongau, in the Austrian state of Salzburg. It is mainly known for medieval Hohenwerfen Castle and the Eisriesenwelt ice cave, the largest in the world. Geography Werfen is located in the ...

and convicted murderer

References

Cities and towns in Zell am See District {{Salzburg-geo-stub