The Bezirk Hallein is an administrative district ('' Bezirk'') in the federal 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 ...

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

, and congruent with the Tennengau region. Area of the district is 668.31 km², with a population of 54,282 (May 15, 2001), and population density 81 persons per km². Administrative center of the district is

Hallein Hallein () is a historic town in the Austrian state of Salzburg. It is the capital of Hallein district. Geography The town is located in the ''Tennengau'' region south of the City of Salzburg, stretching along the Salzach river in the shadow of ...

Administrative divisions

The district is divided into 13

municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...

, one of them is a

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an o ...

, and four of them are

market town A market town is a settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host a regular market; this distinguished it from a village or city. In Britain, small rural ...

Towns

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Market towns

Abtenau Abtenau (Central Bavarian: ''Obtenau'') is a market town in the Hallein District of Salzburg in Austria. The municipality is located in Lammertal, Tennengau, about 45 km south of Salzburg, and encompasses the entire middle valley of the Lammer. ...

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Golling an der Salzach Golling an der Salzach is a market town in the Hallein district of Salzburg, Austria. Geography It is located on the southern rim of the ''Tennengau'' region south of the city of Salzburg. Here at the confluence of the Salzach and its Lammer trib ...

(3,903) # Kuchl (6,431) #

Oberalm Oberalm is a market town in the Hallein district in the Austrian state of Salzburg. It is the burial town of volksmusik singer Karl Moik, the longtime presenter of ORF '' Musikantenstadl''. See also * Salzburgerland * Salzburg Salzburg (, ; ...

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Municipalities

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Annaberg-Lungötz Annaberg-Lungötz is a municipality in the district of Hallein, in the Austrian state of Salzburg. Geography The municipality lies in the Lammer River valley at the foot of the Gosaukamm. History It belonged for centuries to the Pongau. Only in ...

(2,296) # Bad Vigaun (1,885) #

Krispl Krispl is a municipality in the Hallein district in the Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine ...

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Puch bei Hallein Puch bei Hallein (Central Bavarian: ''Buach'') is a municipality in the Hallein District (''Tennengau'') of the Austrian state of Salzburg. Transportation It can be reached by suburban ''S-Bahn'' railway from the state capital Salzburg and also h ...

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Rußbach am Paß Gschütt Rußbach am Paß Gschütt is a municipality in the Hallein district in the Austrian state of Salzburg. It is famous for its amazing skiing and summer mountain biking tours and extensive network of hiking trails. It is a must-visit town in Austria ...

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Sankt Koloman Sankt Koloman is a municipality in the Hallein district in the Austrian state of Salzburg. Geography Sankt Koloman lies in the Tennengau on the high plateau of the Salzach valley between Bad Vigaun Bad Vigaun is a municipality and spa town in t ...

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Scheffau am Tennengebirge Scheffau am Tennengebirge is a municipality in the Hallein district of Salzburg, Austria. Geography The municipality of Scheffau am Tennengebirge lies in the southern Tennengau of the Salzburger Land. The River Lammer flows through its territory ...

(1,292) (population numbers May 15, 2001)

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