Seekirchen am Wallersee (simply known as Seekirchen) is a town in the district of Salzburg-Umgebung in the state of Salzburg in Austria.

History

The territory was settled 5,000 years ago and is the oldest Austrian settlement that still exists today. Today it has more than 10,000 inhabitants (from that point its officially called a "city").

Geography

Seekirchen is part of the legal district Neumarkt bei Salzburg. It borders on the neighboring towns of Anthering,

Elixhausen Elixhausen is a municipality in the district of Salzburg-Umgebung in the state of Salzburg in Austria. Geography Elixhausen lies in the Flachgau about 10 km northeast of the city of Salzburg. Neighboring municipalities are Bergheim, Antherin ...

, Eugendorf,

Hallwang Hallwang is a municipality in the district of Salzburg-Umgebung in the state of Salzburg in Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Easte ...

, Henndorf am Wallersee,

Köstendorf Köstendorf is a municipality in the district of Salzburg-Umgebung in the state of Salzburg in Austria. Geography Köstendorf lies 15 km northeast of the city of Salzburg on the Wallersee. It borders on the municipalities of Neumarkt am Wall ...

Mattsee Mattsee is a market town at the eponymous lake in the district of Salzburg-Umgebung in the Austrian state of Salzburg. History About 765 Duke Tassilo III of Bavaria established the Mattsee Benedictine Abbey, which became a part of the Diocese of ...

, Obertrum am See and

Schleedorf Schleedorf is a municipality in the district of Salzburg-Umgebung in the state of Salzburg in Austria. Geography The municipality lies in the Flachgau The Bezirk Salzburg-Umgebung (German language, German, "surrounding area of Salzburg") is an ...

. The Austrian land register subdivides Seekirchen into districts, some of which are

cadastral municipalities A cadastral community or cadastral municipality, is a cadastral subdivision of municipalities in the nations of Austria,Cadastral Template for Austria, web-pageCT-AT Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia ...

Transportation

The city is 15 km distanced from Salzburg and is served by a railway line (2nd station "Seekirchen-Süd" planned in 2030) also included in the Salzburg S-Bahn

Sons and daughters

Andreas Ibertsberger Andreas Ibertsberger (born 27 July 1982) is an Austrian former professional footballer who played as a left-back. He was a member of the Austria national team. Ibertsberger is a younger brother of former national team player Robert Ibertsberger ...

(born 1982), football player *

Thomas Winklhofer Thomas Winklhofer (born December 30, 1970 in Seekirchen) is a retired Austria international footballer. References Honours * Austrian Football Bundesliga The Austrian Football Bundesliga (german: Österreichische Fußball-Bundesliga, ital ...

(born 1970), football player and UEFA Cup finalist

Connected to the town

Robert Ibertsberger Robert Ibertsberger (born 20 January 1977) is an Austrian football manager and a former player. He is the brother of Andreas Ibertsberger. He had to retire in 2004 due to serious knee injury. Coaching career Robert Ibertsberger became assista ...

(born 1977 in Neumarkt), football player; grew up in Seekirchen *

Manfred Pamminger Manfred Pamminger (born 28 December 1977) is an Austrian football player currently playing for SC Rheindorf Altach Sportclub Rheindorf Altach, also known as Rheindorf Altach, SCR Altach or simply SCRA, is an Austrian association football clu ...

(born 1977 in Salzburg), footballer; grew up in Seekirchen

References

External links

Cities and towns in Salzburg-Umgebung District {{Salzburg-geo-stub