Mühlbach am Hochkönig is a municipality in

St. Johann im Pongau St. Johann im Pongau (''Saiga Håns'' or ''Sainig Håns'' in the local Pongau dialect, abbreviated St.Johann/Pg.) is a small city in the state of Salzburg in Austria. It is the administrative centre of the St. Johann im Pongau District. Geograp ...

district,

Salzburgerland Salzburg (, ; bar, Soizbuag, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian) (also known as ''Salzburgerland'') is a States of Austria, state (''Land'') of the modern Republic of Austria. It is officially named ''Land Salzburg'' to distinguish it from i ...

, Austria.

Population

Its population was 1,622 inhabitants in 2005.

Location

Mühlbach am Hochkönig is found approximately 8 km to the west of Bischofshofen and some 45 minutes south of the city of Salzburg at the foot of the Hochkönig mountain.

Surroundings

A former copper mining town it is now mainly known as a winter ski resort and summer hiking area. There are many mountains around the area, such as , and there are also a lot of hotels, such as Sporthotel Neuwirt. Another hotel, Arturhaus is outside the town, and The hotel Alpengasthof Birgkarhaus sits at 1400 m in the heart of the Hochkönig ski slopes.

Sports

A number of ski schools also operate. There are many easy slopes around the Arthurhaus area which make Mühlbach a good place to go for beginners, as well as many km of intermediate slopes. Mühlbach is also part of the Hochkönig ski area.

Gallery

File:Mühlbach am Hochkönig 2003-03.jpg, Mühlbach am Hochkönig as seen from the Karbachalm gondola File:MÜHLBACH TOWN.JPG, Mühlbach am Hochkönig File:MÜHLBACH CHURCH.JPG, The church in Mühlbach am Hochkönig File:SCHNEEBERG MÜHLBACH.JPG, The view from Schneeberg Mountain. Clouds can be seen.

References

External links

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Hochkönig visitor bureau
Cities and towns in St. Johann im Pongau District {{Salzburg-geo-stub