Salzburg (state)

Salzburg

State	AT-5 (ISO)
Capital	Salzburg
Governor	Gabi Burgstaller (SPÖ)
Area  - Total	Ranked 6th 7,154 km²
Population  - Total (01.10.2006)  - Density	Ranked 7th 529,085 [1] 72/km²
The state flag of Salzburg
The state of Salzburg on the map of Austria

Salzburg is a state or Land of Austria with an area of 7,154 km², located adjacent to the German border. With 529,085 inhabitants it is one of the country's smaller states in terms of population. The capital city is Salzburg.

Contents 1 Geographic location 2 Administrative divisions 2.1 Districts 2.2 Cities and Towns 2.3 A 2.4 B 2.5 D 2.6 E 2.7 F 2.8 G 2.9 H 2.10 K 2.11 L 2.12 M 2.13 N 2.14 O 2.15 P 2.16 R 2.17 S 2.18 T 2.19 U 2.20 V 2.21 W 2.22 Z 3 History 4 Architecture 5 Miscellanea 6 Ski resorts 7 Visitors attractions 8 Sports 9 External links

Geographic location

The Salzburger Land (the Austrian state of Salzburg) — with its primary river, the Salzach — lies between Upper Austria, Styria, Carinthia, Tyrol and Bavaria (Germany).

Running through the south are the main ranges of the Central Alps (incl. the Hohe Tauern mountains) with numerous 3,000m peaks. The Dachstein Massif and the Berchtesgaden Alps border the Salzburger Lajnd to the east and north.

Administrative divisions

Districts

Salzburg comprises five districts, known as Bezirke or vernacularly Gaue:

• Pinzgau (district capital in Zell am See)
• Pongau (Sankt Johann im Pongau)
• Lungau (Tamsweg)
• Tennengau (Hallein)
• Flachgau/Bezirk Salzburg und Umgebung (Salzburg and environs)

The city of Salzburg is its own administrative district.

Cities and Towns

A Abtenau Adnet Altenmarkt im Pongau Anif Annaberg-Lungötz Anthering	B Bad Gastein Bad Hofgastein Bad Vigaun Bergheim Berndorf bei Salzburg Bischofshofen Bramberg (am Wildkogel) Bruck an der Glocknerstraße Bürmoos	D Dienten am Hochkönig Dorfbeuern Dorfgastein
E Eben im Pongau Ebenau Elixhausen Elsbethen Eugendorf	F Faistenau Filzmoos Flachau Forstau Fusch an der Großglocknerstraße Fuschl am See	G Goldegg Golling an der Salzach Göming Göriach Großarl Großgmain Grödig
H Hallein Hallwang Henndorf am Wallersee Hintersee Hof bei Salzburg Hollersbach Hüttau Hüttschlag	K Kaprun Kleinarl Koppl Köstendorf Krimml Krispl Kuchl	L Lamprechtshausen Lend im Pinzgau Leogang Lessach Lofer
M Maishofen Maria Alm (am Steinernen Meer) Mariapfarr Mattsee Mauterndorf Mittersill Muhr Mühlbach am Hochkönig	N Neukirchen am Großvenediger Neumarkt am Wallersee Niedernsill Nußdorf am Haunsberg	O Oberalm Oberndorf bei Salzburg Obertrum am See
P Pfarrwerfen Piesendorf Plainfeld Puch bei Hallein	R Radstadt Ramingstein Rauris Rußbach am Paß Gschütt	S Saalbach-Hinterglemm Saalfelden Salzburg Sankt Andrä im Lungau Sankt Georgen bei Salzburg Sankt Gilgen Sankt Johann im Pongau Sankt Koloman Sankt Margarethen im Lungau Sankt Martin am Tennengebirge Sankt Martin bei Lofer Sankt Michael im Lungau Sankt Veit im Pongau Scheffau am Tennengebirge Schleedorf Schwarzach im Pongau Seeham Seekirchen Straßwalchen Strobl Stuhlfelden
T Tamsweg Taxenbach Thalgau Thomatal Tweng	U Unken Unternberg Untertauern Uttendorf	V Viehhofen
W Wagrain Wald im Pinzgau Wals Siezenheim Weißbach bei Lofer Weißpriach Werfen Werfenweng	Z Zederhaus Zell am See

History

Salt has played an important role in the region's development; Salzburg means "salt castle". Independence from Bavaria was secured in the late 14th century. The Archbishopric of Salzburg was an independent prince-bishopric within the Holy Roman Empire until German Mediatisation in 1803. The territory was secularized and, as the Electorate of Salzburg, given as compensation to Ferdinand III, former Grand Duke of Tuscany, the brother of Emperor Francis II. Following the Austrian defeat at Austerlitz in 1805, Salzburg was annexed by Austria as compensation for the loss of Tyrol to the Kingdom of Bavaria, and Ferdinand was transferred to the Grand Duchy of Würzburg. After Austria's defeat in 1809, the province was handed over to Bavaria in 1810. In 1816, following the defeat of Napoleon and the provision of adequate compensation to Bavaria at the Congress of Vienna, it was returned to Austria with the exception of the north-western 'Rupertigau' which remained Bavarian. The Salzburger Land was administered as the department of Salzach from Linz, the capital of Upper Austria. In 1849 the Duchy of Salzburg was established as a crownland of the Austrian Empire and, after 1866, Austria-Hungary. In 1918 after World War I, the Duchy of Salzburg was dissolved and replaced with the state of Salzburg, first part of German Austria and then the modern Republic of Austria.

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 Hohenwerfen Castle and 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 and the Rococo periods.

Salzburg's historic "Old Town" was named by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.

Miscellanea

• Tourist Regions: 21
• Resort Towns: 115
• Guest Beds: 192,000
• Lakes: 185
• Biggest lake: Wolfgangsee
• Longest river: Salzach
• Highest mountain: Grossvenediger elev. 3,666 m
• Hiking paths: 7,200 km
• Hill farms: 1,800 — 550 of them serving refreshments
• National parks: 1
• Marked cycle paths: 2,000 km
• Mountainbike trails: 3,000 km (incl. cross-border routes)
• Golf courses: 13
• Ski slopes: 1,700 km
• Cross-country ski trails: 2,220 km
• Night slopes: 14
• Winter hiking paths: 2,500 km

Ski resorts

Flachau, Wagrain, St. Johann, Zell am See, Obertauern, Bad Gastein, Rauris

Visitors attractions

• Grossglockner Hochalpenstrasse: a panoramic road, called Grossglockner High Alpine Road
• Salzkammergut: a lake district belonging to Salzburg, Upper Austria and Styria
• Liechtensteinklamm: Salzburg is home to one of the longest and deepest gorges of the Alps, the Liechtensteinklamm. It is located near Sankt Johann im Pongau or St.Johann/Pg., a small town in the middle of the state.

Sports

• Salzburgring, a permanent racing circuit, north east of the city of Salzburg
• Ski Amadé
• Kitzsteinhorn, skiing the year round on a glacier
• Icespeedway in St. Johann im Pongau

External links

• Salzburg State Tourist Board
• Salzburg State Government
• Salzburg Travel Guide
• Tourist information for all cities and villages in the country of Salzburg (English)
• Pictures from Salzburg

v • d • e States of Austria Burgenland · Carinthia · Lower Austria · Salzburg · Styria · Tyrol · Upper Austria · Vienna · Vorarlberg

v • d • e Cities and districts (Bezirke) of the state of Salzburg Cities Salzburg Districts Hallein · Salzburg-Umgebung · St. Johann im Pongau · Tamsweg · Zell am See

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