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SalzburgerLand has belonged to Austria
- SalzburgerLand has belonged to Austria for more than 200 years. Before Salzburg belonged to Bavaria but now it is one of the nine Austrian counties.
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Salzburg is located roughly in the geographical centre of Austria. Part of its western border is shared with the German region of Bavaria, while it shares the rest of its internal borders with Upper Austria, Styria, Carinthia and Tyrol.
SalzburgerLand has belonged to Austria for more than 200 years. Before Salzburg belonged to Bavaria but now it is one of the nine Austrian counties. Salzburg, or better said SalzburgerLand, is organised in five ‘Gaus’ – Flachgau, Tennengau, Pongau, Pinzgau and Lungau.
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Location
Salzburg state stretches along its primary river, the Salzach running from the Central Eastern Alps in the south – reaching a height of 3,657 metres (11,998 ft) at the mountain Großvenediger – down into the Alpine foothills in the north, with an area of 7,156 km2 (2,763 sq mi). It is located in the north of the country, close to the border with the German state of Bavaria. It is surrounded by the Austrian lands of Upper Austria in the northeast, by Styria in the east, by Carinthia in the sout...
Regions
The state is traditionally subdivided in five major regions (Gaue), congruent with its political districts (Bezirke, see administrative divisions). 1. In the northern part: 1.1. Flachgau (Salzburg city and environs), the flat (German: flach) Salzburg Basin around the confluence of Salzach and Saalach, stretching from the slopes of the Salzkammergut Mountains in the east to the Untersberg massif and the Chiemgau Alpsin the west. 1.2. Tennengau (district capital Hallein), named after the Tennen...
Major cities and towns
Salzburg municipalities with town privileges: Wals-Siezenheim, a common municipality with about 12,000 inhabitants, is known as 'Austria's largest village'.
Salzburg adopted its current state constitution in 1999. The state government (Landesregierung) is headed by a Landeshauptmann (governor), who is elected by a majority in the Landtagparliament. State elections are held every five years. After World War II, most state governments were led by the conservative Austrian People's Party (ÖVP). The ÖVP po...
Districts
The State of Salzburg comprises six districts, known as Bezirke or vernacularly Gaue: 1. Hallein District(Tennengau region) 2. St. Johann im Pongau District(Pongau region) 3. Salzburg-Umgebung District(Salzburg environs) (Flachgau region) 4. Tamsweg District(Lungau region) 5. Zell am See District(Pinzgau region) Salzburg cityis 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 it is shown a list of all the municipalities divided per district: 1. Hallein District (Tennengau) (13 municipalities): Abtenau, Adnet, Annaberg-Lungötz, Bad Vigaun, Golling an der Salzach, Hallein, Krispl, Kuchl, Oberalm, Puch bei Hallein, Rußbach am Paß Gschütt, Sankt Koloman, Scheffau...
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.
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. ...
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 languageof Salzburgerland.
Salzkammergut: a lake district situated in Salzburg state, Upper Austria and StyriaLiechtensteinklamm: 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 mi...Salzburgring, a permanent racing circuit, north east of the city of SalzburgIcespeedway in St. Johann im PongauAustria, Europe. One of Austria’s smallest provinces, Salzburgerland is proof that size really doesn’t matter. Well, not when you have Mozart, Maria von Trapp and the 600-year legacy of the prince-archbishops behind you. This is the land that grabbed the world spotlight and shouted ‘visit Austria!’ with Julie Andrews skipping joyously ...
Mozart’s birthplace, the state capital of SalzburgerLand and one of central Europe’s most visited cities is an obligatory destination. Beyond its architecture, historical sights and cultural heritage, Salzburg has an exceptional natural backdrop.
Salzburgerland or Salzburg (Austrian German: [ˈsaltsbʊɐ̯k]; German: [ˈzaltsbʊɐ̯k] ; literally "Salt Fortress"; Austro-Bavarian: Soizbuag), officially Land Salzburg, (German: Land Salzburg, East Central Austro-Bavarian: Laund Soizbuerg) is one of the states of Austria. It has 7,156 square kilometres (2,763 sq mi) and about 546,000 ...
The variety of mountains, lakes, and cultural attractions makes SalzburgerLand so rich and fascinating that the author Carl Zuckmayr once described it as “part of paradise”. Be it in summer or winter, between mountains and lakes everything is possible!
