Salzburg (, ; bar, Soizbuag, label=

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) (also known as ''Salzburgerland'') is a

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(''Land'') of the modern Republic of

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. It is officially named ''Land Salzburg'' to distinguish it from its eponymous capital — the city of

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. For centuries, it was an independent Prince-Bishopric of the

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Geography

Location

The state of Salzburg covers area of . It stretches along its main river — the

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– which rises in the

Central Eastern Alps The Central Eastern Alps (german: Zentralalpen or Zentrale Ostalpen), also referred to as Austrian Central Alps (german: Österreichische Zentralalpen) or just Central Alps, comprise the main chain of the Eastern Alps in Austria and the adjacen ...

in the south to the

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in the north. It is located in the north-west of Austria, close to the border with the

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state of

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; to the northeast lies the state of

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; to the east the state of

Styria Styria (german: Steiermark ; Serbo-Croatian and sl, ; hu, Stájerország) is a state (''Bundesland'') in the southeast of Austria. With an area of , Styria is the second largest state of Austria, after Lower Austria. Styria is bordered to ...

; to the south the states of

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and

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. With 529,085 inhabitants, it is one of the country's smaller states in terms of population. Running through the south are the main ranges of the Alpine divide (incl. the

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mountains) with numerous

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s. The

Dachstein Hoher Dachstein () is a strongly karstic mountain in central Austria and the second-highest mountain in the Northern Limestone Alps. It is situated at the border of Upper Austria and Styria, and is the highest point in each of those states. Pa ...

massif and the Berchtesgaden Alps ranges of the

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border Salzburg Land to the east and north.

Regions

The state is traditionally subdivided in five major regions (''

Gaue ''Gau'' (German , nl, gouw , fy, gea or ''goa'' ) is a Germanic term for a region within a country, often a former or current province. It was used in the Middle Ages, when it can be seen as roughly corresponding to an English shire. The adm ...

''), congruent with its political districts (''

Bezirk The German term ''Bezirk'' (plural ''Bezirke'', derived from la, circulus, "circle") translated as "district" can refer to the following types of administrative divisions: * ''Stadtbezirk'', a subdivision of a city in the sense of a borough (e. ...

e'', see

administrative divisions Administrative division, administrative unit,Article 3(1). country subdivision, administrative region, subnational entity, constituent state, as well as many similar terms, are generic names for geographical areas into which a particular, ind ...

*In the northern part: **

Flachgau The Bezirk Salzburg-Umgebung (German, "surrounding area of Salzburg") is an administrative district (''Bezirk'') in the federal state of Salzburg, Austria, and congruent with the Flachgau region (), except for the Statutarstadt of Salzburg, whic ...

(Salzburg city and environs), the flat (german: flach) Salzburg Basin around the confluence of Salzach and

Saalach The Saalach is a river in Austria and Germany, and a left tributary of the Salzach. Course The river begins, as the stream, in the Austrian state of Tyrol in the Kitzbühel Alps at the lake below the high Gamshag. From there it flows initi ...

, stretching from the slopes of the

Salzkammergut Mountains The Salzkammergut Mountains (german: Salzkammergut-Berge) are a mountain range of the Northern Limestone Alps, located in the Austrian states of Salzburg and Upper Austria. They are named after the Salzkammergut historic region, part of the Halls ...

in the east to the

Untersberg The Untersberg is the northernmost massif of the Berchtesgaden Alps, a prominent spur straddling the border between Berchtesgaden, Germany and Salzburg, Austria. The highest peak of the table-top mountain is the Berchtesgaden Hochthron at . T ...

massif and the

Chiemgau Alps The Chiemgau Alps (german: Chiemgauer Alpen) are a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps and therefore belong to the Eastern Alps. Their major part is situated in Bavaria, Germany and only a small section crosses the Austrian border into t ...

in the west. **

Tennengau The Bezirk Hallein is an administrative district (''Bezirk'') in the federal state of Salzburg, Austria, and congruent with the Tennengau region. Area of the district is 668.31 km², with a population of 54,282 (May 15, 2001), and populati ...

(district capital

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 ...

), named after the Tennen Mountains, including the broad Salzach Valley south of Salzburg and the surrounding ranges of the Limestone Alps. *The southern, mountainous (colloquially ''Innergebirg'') part is divided into: **

Pinzgau The Bezirk Zell am See is an administrative district (''Bezirk'') in the federal state of Salzburg, Austria, and congruent with the Pinzgau region (). The area of the district is , with a population of 84,124 (May 15, 2001), and population dens ...

(

Zell am See Zell am See is the administrative capital of the Zell am See District in the Austrian state of Salzburg. Located in the Kitzbühel Alps, the town is an important tourist destination due to its ski resorts and shoreline on Lake Zell. While Zell a ...

) in the southwest, **

Pongau The Bezirk Sankt Johann im Pongau is an administrative district (''Bezirk'') in the federal state of Salzburg, Austria, and congruent with the Pongau region. Area of the district is 1,755.37 km², with a population of 77,872 (May 15, 2001) ...

(

Sankt 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. Geograph ...

) on Salzach and Enns, and **

Lungau 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 1,0 ...

(

Tamsweg Tamsweg () is a market town in the Austrian state of Salzburg near the border with Styria. It is the administrative centre of the eponymous Tamsweg District (''Bezirk'') and the largest town of the Salzburg Lungau region. Geography Tamsweg is loca ...

) in the southeast, separated by the

Niedere 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 ...

range.

Major cities and towns

Salzburg municipalities with

town privileges Town privileges or borough rights were important features of European towns during most of the second millennium. The city law customary in Central Europe probably dates back to Italian models, which in turn were oriented towards the tradition ...

: *

Salzburg city (pop. 148,521) * Hallein (Austria) Coat of Arms CoA

(20,022) * AUT Saalfelden COA

Saalfelden Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer is a town in the district of Zell am See in the Austrian state of Salzburg. With approximately 16,000 inhabitants, Saalfelden is the district's largest town and the third of the federal state after Salzburg and Hallein ...

(16,046) * Wappen at st johann

(10,740) * AT Bischofshofen COA

Bischofshofen Bischofshofen () is a town in the district of St. Johann im Pongau in the Austrian federal state of Salzburg. It is an important traffic junction located both on the Salzburg-Tyrol Railway line and at the Tauern Autobahn, a major highway route cr ...

(10,352) * AUT Zell am See COA

(9,683) *

Seekirchen (9,945) * Wappen at neumarkt am wallersee

Neumarkt am Wallersee Neumarkt am Wallersee is a town in the district of Salzburg-Umgebung in the state of Salzburg in Austria. Origins The origins of the city are in 1240, with the Archbishop Erberhard II of Salzburg. Population Neumarkt am Wallersee has a popu ...

(5,846) *

Oberndorf bei Salzburg Oberndorf bei Salzburg (Central Bavarian: ''Owerndorf ba Såizburg'') is a List of cities and towns in Austria, small city in the Austrian state of Salzburg (state), Salzburg, about 17 km (11 mi) north of the Salzburg, City of Salzburg. I ...

(5,600) *

Mittersill Mittersill ( bar, Mittasü) is a city in the federal state of Salzburg, Austria, in the Pinzgau region of the Alps. It is located on the Salzach River. It has a population of 5,408 as of 2011. Geography Mittersill lies approximately 25 km to the ...

(5,443) *

Radstadt Radstadt (Central Bavarian: ''Rodstoud'' or ''Rodstod'') is a historic town in the district of St. Johann im Pongau in the Austrian state of Salzburg. Geography The town is part of the Salzburg Pongau region. It is located in the valley of the ...

(4,864)

Wals-Siezenheim Wals-Siezenheim () is a municipality in the district of Salzburg-Umgebung (''Flachgau'') in the Austrian state of Salzburg. The double municipality had been founded in 1948 of the places Wals and Siezenheim. In the same year the arm had been confe ...

, a common municipality with about 12,000 inhabitants, is known as 'Austria's largest village'.

History

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has played an important role in the region's development; ''Salzburg'' means "salt castle".

Salzburg as an independent state

Independence from

was secured in the late 14th century. The

Archbishopric of Salzburg The Prince-Archbishopric of Salzburg (german: Fürsterzbistum Salzburg; Erzstift Salzburg; Erzbistum Salzburg) was an ecclesiastical principality and state of the Holy Roman Empire. It comprised the secular territory ruled by the archbishops of ...

was an independent prince-bishopric and

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of the

until

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in 1803.

Electorate of Salzburg

The territory was secularized and, as the

Electorate of Salzburg The Electorate of Salzburg (german: Kurfürstentum Salzburg or ), occasionally known as the Grand Duchy of Salzburg, was an electoral principality of the Holy Roman Empire from 1803–05, the short-lived successor state of the Prince-Archbi ...

, given as compensation to Ferdinand III, former Grand Duke of

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, the brother of Emperor Francis II.

The end of independence

Following the Austrian defeat at

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in 1805, Salzburg was annexed by Austria as compensation for the loss of

to the

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, and Ferdinand was transferred to the

Grand Duchy of Würzburg The Grand Duchy of Würzburg (german: Großherzogtum Würzburg) was a German grand duchy centered on Würzburg existing in the early 19th century. As a consequence of the 1801 Treaty of Lunéville, the Bishopric of Würzburg was secularized in ...

Bavarian Salzburg

After Austria's defeat in 1809, the province was handed over to

in 1810.

The country divided between Bavaria and Austria

In 1816, following the defeat of

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and the provision of adequate compensation to Bavaria at the

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, it was returned to Austria with the exception of the north-western

Rupertiwinkel The Rupertiwinkel is a small historic region on the southeastern border of Bavaria, Germany. Part of the Archbishopric of Salzburg until the early 19th century, it is named after the first Salzburg bishop Saint Rupert (c.660–710), apostle to th ...

which remained Bavarian. The Salzburger Land was administered as the department of Salzach from

Linz Linz ( , ; cs, Linec) is the capital of Upper Austria and third-largest city in Austria. In the north of the country, it is on the Danube south of the Czech border. In 2018, the population was 204,846. In 2009, it was a European Capital of ...

, the capital of

. In 1849 the

Duchy of Salzburg The Duchy of Salzburg () was a Cisleithanian crown land of the Austrian Empire and Austria-Hungary from 1849 to 1918. Its capital was Salzburg, while other towns in the duchy included Zell am See and Gastein. Before becoming a crown land, Sal ...

was established as a

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of the

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and, after 1866,

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World War I

Salzburg participated in

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

, as part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. 49,000 Salzburgers were called to arms, of whom 6,000 were killed.

Post-World War I Austrian Republics

In 1918 after

, the

was dissolved and replaced with the

State of Salzburg Salzburg (, ; bar, Soizbuag, label=Austro-Bavarian) (also known as ''Salzburgerland'') is a state (''Land'') of the modern Republic of Austria. It is officially named ''Land Salzburg'' to distinguish it from its eponymous capital — the city of S ...

, as a component part initially of

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and subsequently of the

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, the separate state which was mandated by the Allied powers.

Salzburg in Germany

In the ''

Anschluss The (, or , ), also known as the (, en, Annexation of Austria), was the annexation of the Federal State of Austria into the German Reich on 13 March 1938. The idea of an (a united Austria and Germany that would form a " Greater Germany ...

'', Austria, including Salzburg state, was incorporated into

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in 1938.

American control

After the defeat of

in 1945, the

Allies An alliance is a relationship among people, groups, or states that have joined together for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose, whether or not explicit agreement has been worked out among them. Members of an alliance are called ...

occupied the territory of Austria, being recognized as an independent territory under their rule. Salzburg was occupied by the

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Salzburg as an Austrian State

In 1955 Austria was again declared independent of the Allies and Salzburg was once again one of the reconstituted federal states of the second Republic Austria.

Demographics

The historical population is given in the following chart: Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.7) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) ImageSize = width:800 height:auto barincrement:28 PlotArea = left:40 bottom:40 top:20 right:20 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:580 TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal AlignBars = late ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:50 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:10 start:0 BackgroundColors = canvas:sfondo PlotData= color:skyblue width:22 shift:(-60,-5) fontsize:M anchor:till bar:1869 from:0 till:153 text:153,159 bar:1880 from:0 till:164 text:163,570 bar:1890 from:0 till:174 text:173,510 bar:1900 from:0 till:193 text:192,763 bar:1910 from:0 till:215 text:214,737 bar:1923 from:0 till:223 text:222,831 bar:1934 from:0 till:246 text:245,801 bar:1939 from:0 till:257 text:257,226 bar:1951 from:0 till:327 text:327,232 bar:1961 from:0 till:347 text:347,292 bar:1971 from:0 till:405 text:405,115 bar:1981 from:0 till:442 text:442,301 bar:1991 from:0 till:482 text:482,365 bar:2001 from:0 till:515 text:515,327 bar:2011 from:0 till:532 text:531,721 bar:2021 from:0 till:561 text:560,710 TextData= fontsize:M pos:(35,20) text:"Source: Statistik Austria"

Politics

Salzburg adopted its current state

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in 1999. The state

government A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a ...

(''Landesregierung'') is headed by a

Landeshauptmann Landeshauptmann (if male) or Landeshauptfrau (if female) (, "state captain", plural ''Landeshauptleute'') is the chairman of a state government and the supreme official of an Austrian state and the Italian autonomous provinces of South Tyrol an ...

(governor), who is elected by a majority in the

Landtag A Landtag (State Diet) is generally the legislative assembly or parliament of a federated state or other subnational self-governing entity in German-speaking nations. It is usually a unicameral assembly exercising legislative competence in non- ...

parliament. State elections are held every five years. After

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

, most state governments were led by the conservative Austrian People's Party (ÖVP). The ÖVP politician Josef Klaus (1910-2001), later

Chancellor of Austria The chancellor of the Republic of Austria () is the head of government of the Republic of Austria. The position corresponds to that of Prime Minister in several other parliamentary democracies. Current officeholder is Karl Nehammer of the Aus ...

, served as Landeshauptmann from 1949 to 1961. In 2004

Gabi Burgstaller Gabi Burgstaller (born 23 May 1963) is an Austrian politician, and the former governess ('' Landeshauptfrau'') of the State of Salzburg. Life She was born in Penetzdorf/ Niederthalheim near Schwanenstadt in Upper Austria. After matriculation at ...

became the first

Social Democratic Social democracy is a political, social, and economic philosophy within socialism that supports political and economic democracy. As a policy regime, it is described by academics as advocating economic and social interventions to promote soci ...

(and first female) Salzburg governor. Salzburg Chiemseehof

The last results, in April 2018 (compared to 2013) were:

The elected Salzburg Landeshauptmann is Wilfried Haslauer (ÖVP), chairing a

coalition government A coalition government is a form of government in which political parties cooperate to form a government. The usual reason for such an arrangement is that no single party has achieved an absolute majority after an election, an atypical outcome in ...

of ÖVP, Greens and NEOS ministers (''Landesräte''). The current president (speaker) of the Salzburg Landtag is his party fellow Brigitta Pallauf.

Government

Landeshauptmann Wilfried Haslauer (ÖVP)

* Economy * Tourism * Employment market * Municipality administration * Education * Internal affairs * Fire departments * Public safety * Governor's office * European affairs.

1st Deputy Astrid Rössler (Greens)

* Conservation * Environmentalism * Water protection * Trade * Regional development * Building law.

2nd Deputy Christian Stöckl (ÖVP)

* Finance * State properties and interests * Public health and hospitals.

Landesräte

* Hans Mayr (TS): Transport, infrastructure, housing * Martina Berthold (Greens): Childcare, adult education, universities, research, science, youth, family affairs, intergenerational relationships, desegregation, migration, sports, women's affairs, equal opportunities * Josef Schwaiger (ÖVP): Agriculture, forestry, water management, energy, personnel management * Heinrich Schellhorn (Greens): Social policy, care nursing, culture, folk culture, museums.

Administrative divisions

Districts

The State of Salzburg comprises six districts, known as ''Bezirke'' or vernacularly ''Gaue'': *

Hallein District The Bezirk Hallein is an administrative district ('' Bezirk'') in the federal state of Salzburg, Austria, and congruent with the Tennengau region. Area of the district is 668.31 km², with a population of 54,282 (May 15, 2001), and populat ...

(Tennengau region) * St. Johann im Pongau District (Pongau region) *

Salzburg-Umgebung District The Bezirk Salzburg-Umgebung (German, "surrounding area of Salzburg") is an administrative district (''Bezirk'') in the federal state of Salzburg, Austria, and congruent with the Flachgau region (), except for the Statutarstadt of Salzburg, whic ...

(Salzburg environs) (Flachgau region) *

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 1,0 ...

(Lungau region) *

Zell am See District The Bezirk Zell am See is an administrative district (''Bezirk'') in the federal state of Salzburg, Austria, and congruent with the Pinzgau region (). The area of the district is , with a population of 84,124 (May 15, 2001), and population dens ...

(Pinzgau region) Salzburg city is its own administrative district.

Municipalities

The state is divided into 119 municipalities, including Salzburg city. 11 of them have city status (''Städte''), 24 are market towns (''Marktgemeinden'') and the other 84 are simple municipalities (''Gemeinden''). Below is a list of all the municipalities divided by district: *

(Tennengau) (13 municipalities):

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. ...

Adnet Adnet is a town in the district of Hallein, in the Austrian state of Salzburg. It is famous for its marble and there is a marble museum in the middle of the town. Geography Adnet is situated near Hallein in the metropolitan area of Salzburg. Urba ...

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 ...

Bad Vigaun Bad Vigaun is a municipality and spa town in the district of Hallein, in the Austrian state of Salzburg. Geography Bad Vigaun, formerly known simply as ''Vigaun'', is located in the historic ''Tennengau'' region, about south of the state capit ...

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 ...

Krispl Krispl is a municipality in the Hallein district in the Austrian 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. ...

Kuchl Kuchl is a market town in the Hallein district of Salzburg, Austria. Geography Kuchl is situated in the broad valley of the Salzach river, part of the Salzburg Tennengau region. West of the river rises the Göll massif of the Berchtesgaden Alps r ...

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 (, ; ...

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 ...

Rußbach am Paß Gschütt Rußbach am Paß Gschütt is a municipality in the Hallein district in the Austrian state of Salzburg Salzburg (, ; literally "Salt-Castle"; bar, Soizbuag, label= Austro-Bavarian) is the fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020, it had a popul ...

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 and Kuchl Kuchl is a market town in the Hallein ...

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 ...

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(Flachgau) (37 municipalities):

Anif Anif is a municipality of Salzburg-Umgebung District in the Austrian state of Salzburg. Geography It is located at the southern city limits of Salzburg. In the south, it borders on Hallein District. Anif is one of the smallest municipalities in t ...

Anthering Anthering is a municipality in the district of Salzburg-Umgebung in the state of Salzburg in Austria. Geography Anthering lies north of the Salzburg basin. The Salzach forms the western boundary, which is also the border with Bavaria. On the east ...

, Bergheim, Berndorf,

Bürmoos Bürmoos is a municipality in the district of Salzburg-Umgebung in the state of Salzburg in Austria. History Bürmoos was founded in 1967, making it the most recently created municipality in the state, by combining the outskirts of the neighbouri ...

Dorfbeuern Dorfbeuern (Central Bavarian: ''Dorfbeian'') is a municipality in the district of Salzburg-Umgebung in the state of Salzburg in Austria. Geography Dorfbeuern is situated in the district Salzburg-Umgebung, 30 km north of Salzburg on the boundary ...

Ebenau Ebenau is a municipality in the district of Salzburg-Umgebung in the state of Salzburg in Austria. Tourism The municipality lies in the Salzkammergut The Salzkammergut (; ; bar, Soizkaumaguad, label=Central Austro-Bavarian) is a resort area ...

, Elixhausen,

Elsbethen Elsbethen is a municipality in the district of Salzburg-Umgebung in the Austrian state of Salzburg. Geography The town lies directly south of the federal state capital, Salzburg, and borders Flachgau. Parts of the town have become infrastructur ...

Eugendorf Eugendorf is a market town of 6,439 inhabitants in the district of Salzburg-Umgebung in the state of Salzburg in Austria. History The town was first documented in the year 736. Geography Eugendorf is located about 10 kilometres to the northeast ...

Faistenau Faistenau is a municipality in the Austrian state of Salzburg. Geography It is located in the district of Salzburg-Umgebung. It is a significant tourist destination, located in the Salzkammergut region known for its natural lake A lake is a ...

Fuschl am See Fuschl am See is an Austrian municipality in the district of Salzburg-Umgebung, in the state of Salzburg. It is located at the east end of the Fuschlsee, between the city of Salzburg and Bad Ischl. As of 2018, the community has approximately 1,5 ...

Großgmain Großgmain is a municipality in the district of Salzburg-Umgebung in the state of Salzburg in Austria. Geography Großgmain lies in the Salzburg ''Flachgau'' region in the northern foothills of the Untersberg massif, directly on the border with B ...

Göming Göming is a municipality in the district of Salzburg-Umgebung in the state of Salzburg (state), Salzburg in Austria. Geography Göming lies in the northern part of the Flachgau east of Oberndorf bei Salzburg. Other neighboring municipalities are ...

Grödig Grödig is a market town of Salzburg-Umgebung District in the state of Salzburg in Austria. Geography Grödig is located south of the Salzburg city limits in the historic ''Flachgau'' region, near the border with Bavaria, Germany. The market tow ...

, Hallwang,

Henndorf Henndorf am Wallersee, commonly named Henndorf, is a municipality of 5,025 inhabitants in the district of Salzburg-Umgebung in the state of Salzburg in Austria. History The town was first mentioned in 6th century. Geography Henndorf is located ...

, Hintersee, Hof bei Salzburg, Koppl,

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 ...

Lamprechtshausen Lamprechtshausen is a municipality in the district of Salzburg-Umgebung in the state of Salzburg in Austria. Geography Lamprechtshausen lies in the north of the district of Salzburg-Umgebung in the Flachgau about 22 km north of the city of ...

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 ...

, Nußdorf am Haunsberg,

Obertrum Obertrum am See is a market town in the district of Salzburg-Umgebung in the state of Salzburg in Austria. It had a population of 4,639 as of January 1, 2014. Geography The town is located roughly 15 km north of Salzburg in the Flachgau ...

, Plainfeld, Sankt Georgen, Sankt Gilgen,

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 ...

, Seeham, Seekirchen, Straßwalchen,

Strobl Strobl (or Strobl am Wolfgangsee) is a municipality of the Salzburg-Umgebung District (''Flachgau''), in the northeastern portion of the Austrian state of Salzburg, right on the border with Upper Austria. It comprises the Katastralgemeinden of Aig ...

Thalgau Thalgau is a market town in the district of Salzburg-Umgebung in the state of Salzburg in Austria. Geography Thalgau lies east of the city of Salzburg. It is a central spot in the eastern Flachgau The Bezirk Salzburg-Umgebung (German language, ...

. * St. Johann im Pongau District (Pongau) (25 municipalities):

Altenmarkt im Pongau Altenmarkt im Pongau is a small town in the Austrian state of Salzburg. Geography Altenmarkt is situated 65 km southeast of Salzburg. Economy The town is principally known for its winter tourism. It is also the location of the factory manufactur ...

Bad Gastein Bad Gastein (; formerly ''Badgastein''; Southern Bavarian: ''Bod Goschdei'') is a spa town in the district of St. Johann im Pongau District, St. Johann im Pongau, in the Austrian state of Salzburg (state), Salzburg. Picturesquely situated in a hig ...

Bad Hofgastein Bad Hofgastein ( bar, Hofgoschdei) is a market town in the district of St. Johann im Pongau, in the Austrian state of Salzburg. The spa town is located in the Gastein Valley, a large ski resort belonging to the Ski Amadé network. Geography The ...

, Dorfgastein,

Eben im Pongau Eben im Pongau is a municipality in the St. Johann im Pongau district in the Austrian state of Salzburg. Geography The municipality lies on the northwest edge of the Radstadt basin in the Ennspongau. To the south is the valley of the upper Enns, ...

Filzmoos Filzmoos is a town within the district of St. Johann im Pongau in the state of Salzburg, Austria. Its main income comes through tourism: skiing in winter and hiking in summer. The town is approximately 1 km above sea level. Location Filz ...

Flachau Flachau is a village in the district of St. Johann im Pongau in the Austrian state of Salzburg, with a population of 2,802 (2016 data). Its numerous skiing facilities are part of the Ski Amadé network of ski areas, one of the largest in Europe. ...

Forstau Forstau is a municipality in the St. Johann im Pongau district in the Austrian state of Salzburg. Geography Forstau lies in the high valley between Radstadt and Schladming Schladming is a small former mining town in the northwest of the Aust ...

Goldegg Goldegg, also called Goldegg im Pongau, is a municipality in St. Johann im Pongau District, in the state of Salzburg in Austria. Geography It is situated on a sunny plateau north of the Salzach River, the so-called « Sunny Terrace » at a distan ...

Grossarl Grossarl (Großarl) is a market town in the St. Johann im Pongau district in the state of Salzburg in western central Austria. The valley Grossarltal got its name from Grossarl. Geography Location The market town is located in the Grossarl V ...

Hüttau Hüttau ( bar, Hittau) is a municipality in the St. Johann im Pongau district in the Austrian state of Salzburg. Geography Hüttau lies in the Fritz valley in the Pongau The Bezirk Sankt Johann im Pongau is an administrative district (''Bezir ...

, Hüttschlag,

Kleinarl Kleinarl is a municipality in the St. Johann im Pongau district in the Austrian state of Salzburg. Geography The municipal area is located in the Pongau region within the Central Eastern Alps, on the northern rim of the High Tauern national park ...

Mühlbach am Hochkönig Mühlbach am Hochkönig is a municipality in St. Johann im Pongau district, Salzburgerland, Austria. Population Its population was 1,622 inhabitants in 2005. Location Mühlbach am Hochkönig is found approximately 8 km to the west of ...

Pfarrwerfen Pfarrwerfen is a municipality in the St. Johann im Pongau district in the Austrian state of Salzburg Salzburg (, ; literally "Salt-Castle"; bar, Soizbuag, label= Austro-Bavarian) is the fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020, it had a popul ...

Sankt Martin am Tennengebirge Sankt Martin am Tennengebirge is a municipality in the St. Johann im Pongau district in the Austrian state of Salzburg. Geography The village is located in the Ennspongau of the Salzburger Land, in a side valley of the Fritztal, between the south ...

Sankt Veit im Pongau Sankt Veit im Pongau is a market town in the St. Johann im Pongau district in the Austrian state of Salzburg. St.Veit is the first healthy climate spa town in Salzburg. Submontane to the "Hochglocker" there is the 1912 founded sanatorium. Author ...

Schwarzach im Pongau Schwarzach im Pongau is a market town in the St. Johann im Pongau District in the Austrian state of Salzburg. Geography It is located in the valley of the Salzach river, between the Hohe Tauern mountain range (Goldberg and Ankogel groups) in the ...

, Untertauern,

Wagrain Wagrain (Austro-Bavarian: ''Wågroã'') is a market town in the St. Johann im Pongau District in the Austrian state of Salzburg. It is located in a high valley stretching from the Salzach at Sankt Johann in the west to the Enns river in the east ...

Werfen Werfen () is a market town in the district of St. Johann im Pongau, in the Austrian state of Salzburg. It is mainly known for medieval Hohenwerfen Castle and the Eisriesenwelt ice cave, the largest in the world. Geography Werfen is located in the ...

Werfenweng Werfenweng is a municipality in the St. Johann im Pongau district in the state of Salzburg in Austria. Population Politics The Mayor is Dr.Peter Brandauer from the ÖVP party. See also * Alpine pearls * Salzburgerland * Salzburg Salzb ...

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(Lungau) (15 municipalities):

Göriach Göriach is a municipality in the district of Tamsweg (district), Tamsweg in the state of Salzburg (state), Salzburg in Austria. Geography Göriach lies about 6 km northwest of Tamsweg and about 80 km southeast of Salzburg. It lies in th ...

Lessach Lessach is a municipality in the district of Tamsweg 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 Eastern Alps. It ...

Mariapfarr Mariapfarr is a municipality in the district of Tamsweg 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 Eastern Alps. ...

Mauterndorf Mauterndorf (Southern Bavarian: ''Mautndorf'') is a market town of the Tamsweg District in the Austrian state of Salzburg. The municipality also comprises the Katastralgemeinden ''Faningberg, Neuseß'' and ''Steindorf''. Geography It is located in ...

Muhr Muhr is a municipality of the Tamsweg District in the Austrian state of Salzburg. Geography It is located in a southwestern valley of the Salzburg Lungau region at the source of the river Mur River, between the Hohe Tauern and the Niedere Tauer ...

Ramingstein Ramingstein is a municipality in the district of Tamsweg in the state of Salzburg in Austria. Geography Ramingstein lies in the far southeast of the state of Salzburg at the meeting of the states of Salzburg, Styria, and Carinthia. It is the onl ...

Sankt Andrä im Lungau Sankt Andrä im Lungau is a municipality in the district of Tamsweg (district), Tamsweg in the state of Salzburg (state), Salzburg in Austria. See also * Salzburg * Salzburgerland References

Cities and towns in Tamsweg District {{Sa ...

Sankt Margarethen im Lungau Sankt Margarethen im Lungau is a municipality in the district of Tamsweg 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 t ...

, Sankt Michael im Lungau,

, Thomatal, Tweng, Unternberg, Weißpriach, Zederhaus. *

(Pinzgau) (28 municipalities): Bramberg am Wildkogel, Bruck an der Großglocknerstraße, Dienten am Hochkönig, Fusch an der Großglocknerstraße, Hollersbach im Pinzgau, Kaprun, Krimml, Lend, Austria, Lend, Leogang, Lofer, Maishofen, Maria Alm,

, Neukirchen am Großvenediger, Niedernsill, Piesendorf, Rauris, Saalbach-Hinterglemm,

, Sankt Martin bei Lofer, Stuhlfelden, Taxenbach, Unken, Uttendorf, Viehhofen, Wald im Pinzgau, Weißbach bei Lofer,

Economy

The Gross domestic product (GDP) of the state was 29 billion € in 2018, accounting for 7.5% of the Austria's economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 46,500 € or 154% of the EU27 average in the same year. Salzburg is the state with the highest GDP per capita in Austria before Vienna.

Architecture

The Salzburg Cathedral was the first Baroque building in the German-speaking artistic world. Two other important buildings initiated by the Salzburg archbishops were Burg Hohenwerfen, Hohenwerfen Castle and Festung Hohensalzburg, Hohensalzburg Fortress. The first Archbishop of Salzburg was Arno of Salzburg (785–821), in whose honor the world-famous hiking circuit — the Arnoweg — is named. The predominant stylistic elements of Salzburg architecture have their origins in the Baroque architecture, Baroque and the Rococo periods. Salzburg city's historic centre was named by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.

Language

Austrian German is the local written language, and it can be heard especially in the cities. Austro-Bavarian is also spoken, especially in the rural areas and the common language of Salzburgerland.

Visitors' attractions

* Eisriesenwelt, the largest ice cave in the world * Grossglockner High Alpine Road, Großglockner Hochalpenstraße: a panoramic road, called ''Grossglockner High Alpine Road'' * Salzkammergut: a lake district situated in Salzburg state,

and

* Liechtensteinklamm: Salzburg is home to one of the longest and deepest gorges of the Alps, the ''Liechtensteinklamm''. It is located near

or ''St.Johann/Pg.'', a small town in the middle of the state. * Nonnberg Abbey, a Benedictine monastery that was immortalized in the movie ''The Sound of Music''.

Sports

* Salzburgring, a permanent racing circuit, north east of the city of

* Ski Amadé * Kitzsteinhorn, skiing the year round on a glacier * Icespeedway in St. Johann im Pongau * Aperschnalzen, an old tradition of competitive whipcracking

Ski resorts

, Sankt Johann im Pongau, St. Johann,

(Saalbach-Hinterglemm), Obertauern,

, Rauris, Lofer, Hochkönig,

Assorted statistics

*Tourist Regions: 21 *Resort Towns: 115 *Guest Beds: 192,000 *Lakes: 185 *Biggest lake: Wolfgangsee *Longest river:

*Highest mountain: Großvenediger — elevation *Hiking paths: *Hill farms: 1,800 — 550 of them serving refreshments *National parks: 1 *Marked cycle paths: *Mountainbike trails (including cross-border routes): *Golf courses: 13 *Ski slopes: *Cross-country ski trails: *Night slopes: 14 *Winter hiking paths:

Notes

References

External links

Salzburg State Tourist Board

Salzburg State Government

Pictures from Salzburg

Tours in and around Salzburg

Tours
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