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| Flag | Coat of arms | ||
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | ||
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| Country |  Austria |
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| NUTS Region |  AT5 |
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| Capital | Salzburg | ||
| Largest city | Salzburg | ||
| Governor | Gabi Burgstaller (SPÖ) | ||
| Votes in Bundesrat | 4 (of 62) | ||
| Basic statistics | |||
| Area | 7,154 km² (2,762 sq mi) | ||
| Population | 529,085 | ||
| - Density | 74 /km² (192 /sq mi) | ||
| Other information | |||
| ISO region | AT-5 | ||
| Website | www.land-sbg.gv.at | ||
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Salzburg is a federal-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 also named Salzburg.
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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.
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.
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
Ski resorts
Flachau, Wagrain, St. Johann, Zell am See, Obertauern, Bad Gastein, Rauris
Assorted Statistics
- Tourist Regions: 21
- Resort Towns: 115
- Guest Beds: 192,000
- Lakes: 185
- Biggest lake: Wolfgangsee
- Longest river: Salzach
- Highest mountain: Grossvenediger — elevation 3,666 metres (12,030 ft)
- Hiking paths: 7,200 kilometres (4,500 mi)
- Hill farms: 1,800 — 550 of them serving refreshments
- National parks: 1
- Marked cycle paths: 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi)
- Mountainbike trails (including cross-border routes): 3,000 kilometres (1,900 mi)
- Golf courses: 13
- Ski slopes: 1,700 kilometres (1,100 mi)
- Cross-country ski trails: 2,220 kilometres (1,380 mi)
- Night slopes: 14
- Winter hiking paths: 2,500 kilometres (1,600 mi)
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.
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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
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