SALZBURG (STATE)

'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.
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.

Contents

Geographic location

History

Architecture

Miscellanea

Ski resorts

Cities and Towns

List of all Cities, Towns and Villages

A

B

D

E

F

G

H

K

L

M

N

O

P

R

S

T

U

V

W

Z

Visitors attractions

Sports

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 Land to the east and north.

History

Salzburg was an independent Archbishopric within the Holy Roman Empire (see Archbishopric of Salzburg) until the Imperial reorganization of 1803, when it was given as compensation to Grand Duke Ferdinand III 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 Bavaria, and Ferdinand was transferred to 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. Salzburg has been an Austrian state ever since.

Architecture

It goes virtually without saying that salt plays a major role in the history of Salzburg - after all, it's what gives the city and state their names. Because of its vast salt deposits, the state made quite a name for itself and attained great wealth. Salt, often referred to as "White Gold", made so much possible. It financed the construction of numerous buildings, for example. And in this latter regard, the archbishops of Salzburg undoubtedly set the tone.
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 (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

Cities and Towns

★ Bad Gastein

★ Bischofshofen

★ Hallein

★ Saalfelden

★ Seekirchen

★ St. Johann im Pongau

★ Sankt Gilgen

★ Zell am See

List of all Cities, Towns and Villages

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

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 west 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

★ Travel Information on Salzburg, provided by Locals

★ Salzburg Travel Guide

★ Tourist information for all cities and villages in the country of Salzburg

★ Hotels and tourist information for Salzburg, Vienna, Austria

★ Tourist attractions in Salzburg

★ Pictures from Salzburg