Zederhaus is a municipality of the

Tamsweg District Bezirk Tamsweg is an administrative district ('' Bezirk'') in the federal state of Salzburg, Austria. It is congruent with the Lungau region (). The administrative centre of the district is Tamsweg. Geography The area of the Lungau plateau is 1 ...

in the

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n state 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 ...

Geography

The Zederhaus Valley is located in the northwestern part of the Salzburg ''Lungau'' region, on the southern slopes of the

Lower Tauern The Lower TauernThe New Encyclopædia Britannica, Vol. 1, 2003, p. 86. or Niedere Tauern () are a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps, in the Austrian states of Salzburg and Styria. For the etymology of the name, see Tauern. Geography ...

mountain range, reaching up to Mt

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at . The crest of the

Radstadt Tauern The Radstadt Tauern (german: Radstädter Tauern) are a subrange of the Central Eastern Alps in Austria. Together with the Schladming Tauern, the Rottenmann and Wölz Tauern and the Seckau Tauern the Radstadt Tauern form the major range of mount ...

in the north separates it from the ''

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'' region. From the Rieding high valley, today a protected area, the Zederhaus creek flows southeastwards, reaching the upper Mur River at neighbouring Sankt Michael. The smaller village stream passes several historic

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s. The sparsely settled municipal area, the largest in the Tamsweg District, comprises the cadastral communities of Lamm, Rothenwand, Wald, and Zederhaus proper. The valley today is characterised by the construction of the

Tauern Autobahn The Tauern Autobahn (A 10) is an autobahn (motorway) in Austria. It starts at the Salzburg junction with the West Autobahn (A1), runs southwards, crosses the Tauern mountain range on the main chain of the Alps and leads to the Süd Autobahn (A2) a ...

in the 1970s, a major north-south road connection which is part of the

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. The south portal of the

Tauern Road Tunnel The Tauern Road Tunnel is located on the Tauern Autobahn (A10) in the Austrian federal state of Salzburg. The use is subject to a toll. With a length of (4.07 miles), the tunnel ranks as one of the longest frequently-travelled road tunnels in Au ...

, one of the longest in Austria, is located near the Zederhaus centre. A junction leads on the motorway in the

direction. Several attempts have been made to reduce emissions by the construction of extended

noise protection Noise is unwanted sound considered unpleasant, loud or disruptive to hearing. From a physics standpoint, there is no distinction between noise and desired sound, as both are vibrations through a medium, such as air or water. The difference arise ...

walls; currently an overhead noise barrier is built along a section near the Zederhaus village centre.

History

Zederhaus shares the history of the rustic Lungau region, once part of the Roman ''

Noricum Noricum () is the Latin name for the Celtic kingdom or federation of tribes that included most of modern Austria and part of Slovenia. In the first century AD, it became a province of the Roman Empire. Its borders were the Danube to the north, ...

'' province. The remote area possibly was not settled until the 14th century. For centuries, the estates belonged to the Prince- Archbishopric of Salzburg until its

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in 1803. A local chapel was first mentioned in a 1445 deed, then a filial of St Rupert Church in nearby Weißpriach. Since 1813 Saint John's at Zederhaus is a

parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one o ...

in its own right. The local peasants relied on seasonal mountain pasture farming, while today many inhabitants are commuter employees. A local custom at least since the 17th century is the annual

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with ''Prangstangen'', up to high wooden poles which are decorated with flowers and carried by local bachelors on St John's Day, June 24 into the church.

Politics

Seats in the municipal assembly (''Gemeinderat'') as of 2014 elections: * Austrian People's Party (ÖVP): 8 *

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(FPÖ): 4 * Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ): 1

Notable people

Heimo Pfeifenberger Heimo Pfeifenberger (born 29 December 1966) is an Austrian professional football manager and a former player. He is the manager of SV Grödig. Club career On club level Pfeifenberger played for USV Zederhaus (youth career), Austria Salzburg, ...

(born 1966), football player

References

External links

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Zederhaus tourism
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Rieding Valley nature park
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