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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), and population density 44 persons per km². Administrative center of the district is Sankt Johann im Pongau. Administrative divisions The district is divided into 25 municipalities, three of them are towns, and seven of them are market towns. Towns # Bischofshofen (10,087) # Radstadt (4,710) # Sankt Johann im Pongau (10,260) Market towns # Altenmarkt im Pongau (3,486) # Bad Hofgastein (6,727) # Großarl (3,634) # Sankt Veit im Pongau (3,330) # Schwarzach im Pongau (3,526) # Wagrain (3,127) # Werfen (3,085) Municipalities # Bad Gastein (5,838) # Dorfgastein (1,649) # Eben im Pongau (2,005) # Filzmoos (1,352) # Flachau (2,625) # Forstau (515) # Goldegg (2,216) # Hüttau (1,555) # Hüttschlag (974) # Kleinarl (743) # Mühlbach am ...
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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. Geography The city is located in the Salzach Valley of the Eastern Alps, between the Salzburg Slate Alps in the north, the Radstadt Tauern (part of the Niedere Tauern range) in the southeast and the Ankogel Group (Hohe Tauern) in the southwest. The city lies in the centre of the Salzburg Pongau region. The municipal area comprises the cadastral communities of Ginau, Hallmoos, Maschl, Einöden, Plankenau, Reinbach, Rettenstein, St. Johann, and Urreiting. Due to its picturesque setting, the area largely depends on tourism, Alpine skiing in winter and hiking in the summer months. A dramatic gorge called Liechtensteinklamm lies south of the city. This gorge is about long and can be explored via walkways first built by Prince Johann II of Li ...
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Salzburg (state)
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 Salzburg. For centuries, it was an independent Prince-Bishopric of the Holy Roman Empire. Geography Location The state of Salzburg covers area of . It stretches along its main river — the Salzach – which rises in the Central Eastern Alps in the south to the Alpine foothills in the north. It is located in the north-west of Austria, close to the border with the German state of Bavaria; to the northeast lies the state of Upper Austria; to the east the state of Styria; to the south the states of Carinthia and Tyrol. 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 Hohe Tauern mountains) with numerous three-t ...
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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 Enns River, near the confluence with its Taurach tributary, at the foot of Roßbrand mountain, part of the Salzburg Slate Alps. In the south the road runs parallel to the Taurach stream up to Untertauern, the Obertauern ski resort and the Radstädter Tauern Pass at , which marks the border with the Salzburg Lungau region. In the east, the Ennstal road leads to Schladming in Upper Styria. The municipal area comprises the cadastral communities of Höggen, Löbenau, Mandling, Radstadt proper, and Schwemmberg. History In the 4th century before the Common Era the area was settled by Celtic tribes, their Noricum kingdom was incorporated as a Roman province about 15 BC. The road across the Tauern Pass was part of a major Roman road, leading ...
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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, towards Altenmarkt im Pongau and Flachau. To the north is the valley of the Fritzbach. To the west is the Pongau basin, and to the east is Filzmoos. It is thus on the divide between the Salzach The Salzach (Austrian: �saltsax ) is a river in Austria and Germany. It is in length and is a right tributary of the Inn, which eventually joins the Danube. Its drainage basin of comprises large parts of the Northern Limestone and Central ... watershed and the Enns. References Cities and towns in St. Johann im Pongau District Salzburg Slate Alps {{Salzburg-geo-stub ...
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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 manufacturing Atomic Skis. Altenmarkt-Zauchensee is part of the Ski Amade ski area, with Zauchensee located approximately 10 km south from the town. Personalities *Hermann Maier Hermann Maier (born 7 December 1972) is an Austrian former World Cup champion alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist. Nicknamed the "Herminator", Maier ranks among the greatest alpine ski racers in history, with four overall World Cup titl ..., former alpine skier * Michael Walchhofer, alpine skier Image gallery File:Altenmarkt en 1967 ferme.jpg , Farm in 1967 with typical bell on the roof Image:Altenmarkt im Pongau, straatzicht2 foto4 2011-07-27 15.30.JPG, Altenmarkt im Pongau in July 2011, view to a street References External links Altenmarkt Gemein ...
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Bad Gastein
Bad Gastein (; formerly ''Badgastein''; Southern Bavarian: ''Bod Goschdei'') is a spa town in the district of St. Johann im Pongau, in the Austrian state of Salzburg. Picturesquely situated in a high valley of the Hohe Tauern mountain range, it is known for the Gastein Waterfall and a variety of ''Belle Époque'' hotel buildings. Geography Bad Gastein is located in the historic ''Pongau'' region, the municipal area of about is the largest in St. Johann im Pongau District. It stretches along the upper Gastein Valley following the course of the Gastein Ache creek, a right tributary of the Salzach river. The valley separates the Hohe Tauern Ankogel Group in the east from the Goldberg Group in the west. The town centre is located at the Gastein Falls, about above sea level. It is characterised by numerous historic multi-storey hotel buildings erected on the steep slopes. The Gastein municipality comprises the cadastral communities of Badgastein, Böckstein, and Remsach. Its s ...
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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 distance of south of the City of Salzburg. In fact, the village owes its name (“Goldegg at the lake”) to a small lake at which it is located. There are approximately 2200 inhabitants living in the local area, which covers 33,1 square kilometres. The municipal area includes the cadastral communities of Buchberg, Goldegg, and Weng. History Archaeological findings in the area date back to the Hallstatt era, where a settlement was located on the mountain pass road up the Gastein Valley and across the Hohe Tauern mountain range. Goldegg Castle was built in the 14th century. The Lords of Goldegg had sided with the Wittelsbach king Louis IV of Germany in the conflict with his Habsburg The House of Habsburg (), alternatively spelled ...
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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 south and the Salzburg Slate Alps in the north. The municipal area is quite small, enclosed by the neighbouring municipalities of Sankt Veit and Goldegg. History Schwarzach in the Archbishopric of Salzburg was first mentioned in a 1074 deed. Schernberg Castle west of the town centre, a 12th-century fortress, was purchased by Archbishop Friedrich von Schwarzenberg in 1845 and turned into the site of a brewery (''Brauerei Schwarzach''). Soon after, the business was relocated to Schwarzach centre and the castle was converted into a charitable mental hospital run by the Daughters of Charity. During the Austrian ''Anschluss'' to Nazi Germany from 1938 to 1945, the Daughters fought against compulsory sterilization and the Action T4 "euthanasi ...
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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 Thomas Bernhard was treated in there and he also wrote a book about his residence at the clinic. Geography The municipality lies in the Pongau on the Salzach The Salzach (Austrian: �saltsax ) is a river in Austria and Germany. It is in length and is a right tributary of the Inn, which eventually joins the Danube. Its drainage basin of comprises large parts of the Northern Limestone and Central .... Until Sankt Veit, the Salzach flows from west to east; after Sankt Veit, it flow north. The municipality lies on a high plateau. The climate is tempered by winds that come from the valleys to the south. References Cities and towns in St. Johann im Pongau District {{Salzburg-geo-stub ...
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Hüttau
Hüttau ( bar, Hittau) is a municipality in the St. Johann im Pongau district The Bezirk Sankt Johann im Pongau is an administrative district (''Bezirk'') in the federal state of Salzburg (state), Salzburg, Austria, and congruent with the Pongau region. Area of the district is 1,755.37 km², with a population of 77, ... in the Austrian state of Salzburg. Geography Hüttau lies in the Fritz valley in the Pongau. References External linksInformation on Hüttau Gallery Image:Hüttau, monumentaal pand foto2 2011-07-28 10.04.JPG, Hüttau, townhall Image:Tussen Hüttau en Niederfritz, de Fritbach foto1 2011-07-28 10.18.JPG, between Hüttau und Niedernfritz, river:der Fritzbach Image:Niederfritz, viadukt in straatzicht foto1 2011-07-28 10.36.JPG, Niedernfritz, overpass Cities and towns in St. Johann im Pongau District Salzburg Slate Alps {{Salzburg-geo-stub ...
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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. History Up into the 19th century, Flachau was a center of iron smelting in the Pongau district. Remains of the works have since been demolished, and only street and house names remain as reminders. Flachau is home to a parish church consecrated on September 8th, 1722, which was built upon the request of the miners and smelters of the village. The altars of the church are painted by Johann Michael Rottmayr. Notable events Flachau hosts the annual Audi FIS Alpine Ski World cup woman's race in winter. Since 2012, Flachau hosts the minus20degree art and architecture biennale occurring in winter. Notable citizens * Hermann Maier (born 1972 in Flachau; Austrian alpine skier, four-time World Cup winner, Olympic gold medalist) * Claudia ...
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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 Filzmoos sits below the Gosaukamm mountain range, with the nearest major peak being the Bischofsmütze (Bishop's Mitre), so named due to the shape of its double summit. The mountain itself is a popular objective for climbers. Northeast of the town is 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. P ... massif. Gallery File:FilzmoosRiver.JPG, The river Warme Mandling Notable people * Brigitte Totschnig, former Austrian alpine skier, was born in the town. * Michaela Kirchgasser, former world slalom skiing silver medalist gre ...
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