Piesendorf is a municipality in the district of
Zell am See (
Pinzgau 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 ...
in
Austria
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. It lies in the
Kitzbühel Alps between
Kitzbühel
Kitzbühel (, also: ; ) is a medieval town situated in the Kitzbühel Alps along the river Kitzbüheler Ache in Tyrol, Austria, about east of the state capital Innsbruck and is the administrative centre of the Kitzbühel district (). Kitzbühel ...
and
Zell am See. Due to its location between the ski resorts of Zell am See, Kitzbühel and the
Hohe Tauern National park
The High Tauern ( pl.; german: Hohe Tauern, it, Alti Tauri) are a mountain range on the main chain of the Central Eastern Alps, comprising the highest peaks east of the Brenner Pass. The crest forms the southern border of the Austrian states of S ...
with Austria's highest mountains, it has become centered on tourism. Piesendorf lies directly across from the
Kitzsteinhorn
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Geography
The mountain is located n ...
and the
Großglockner
The Grossglockner (german: Großglockner ; or just ''Glockner'') is, at 3,798 metres above the Adriatic (12,461 ft), the highest mountain in Austria and the highest mountain in the Alps east of the Brenner Pass. It is part of the larger Glock ...
, the latter being Austria's talles peak.
Population
Piesendorf has been growing at a fast rate since the 1900s, surpassing some of its neighboring towns in population.
[''Statistik Austria, Ein Blick auf die Gemeinde Piesendorf, Bevölkerungsentwicklung.'' 3. Jan 2021.]
Places of Interest
* Walchen castle
* St. Laurentius Church, built in the town center in the 14th century.
* Walchen Church, built in the 13th century.
* St. Leonhard Church, built in 1716.
* ''Golfclub Zell am See-Kaprun-Saalbach'', split between the municipalities of Piesendorf and Zell am See.
Transportation
The Pinzgauer Lokalbahn local rail service connects Piesendorf to Zell am See. The town is served by multiple public and private bus lines.
Personalities
*
Alfred Eder (b. 1953), biathlete
References
Cities and towns in Zell am See District
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