Bramberg am Wildkogel is a municipality in the district of Zell am See ( Pinzgau region), in the state of

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. The town lies at the south foot of the high

Wildkogel The Wildkogel is a high grass mountain in the Kitzbühel Alps in Oberpinzgau in Salzburg. It lies north of the Salzach river valley and the nearby towns of Neukirchen and Bramberg. At high, the ''Wildkogelhaus'' (built in 1898) can host up to ...

mountain. The town's average elevation is .

History

In ancient times, the area around Bramberg was a copper-ore mining center. Belonging to the municipality Leitengut, Bramberg was mentioned in 925 as the oldest parish in the upper Salzachtal river valley and in 1160 was named as "Prentenperige" for the first time. The mining was taken up again in 1829 and finally abandoned in 1863. Attempts at mining again in the 20th century later failed. Also the famous

emerald Emerald is a gemstone and a variety of the mineral beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) colored green by trace amounts of chromium or sometimes vanadium.Hurlbut, Cornelius S. Jr. and Kammerling, Robert C. (1991) ''Gemology'', John Wiley & Sons, New York, p ...

mines in Habachtal, alongside Norway and Italy, are the only emerald mine locations in Europe.

Coat of arms

The crest shows: "In blue two towering battlements of silver, and at the sign above the left edge of offensive. From the right side of the higher pinnacle comes a golden horse. "It is a representation of the old war-horse Fjuri of the Knight Bart from Küniglberg. The horse was, in 1376, ridden after a wild night with Knight Bart in the Wildkogel area, and by a miracle, after several days and then plated back to one of the richest gold mines in the Hohe Tauern. The Knight Bart, however, was never seen again.

Localities

These are the localities in the municipality: * Bicheln * Bramberg * Dorf * Habach * Leiten * Mühlbach * Mühlberg * Schönbach * Schweinegg * Sonnegg * Steinach * Wenns * Weyer Bramberg P128

Politics

The City Council is composed of the following parties: ::* 10

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::* 9

SPÖ The Social Democratic Party of Austria (german: Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs , SPÖ), founded and known as the Social Democratic Workers' Party of Austria (german: link=no, Sozialdemokratische Arbeiterpartei Österreichs, SDAPÖ) unti ...

::* 2 BBL (Bramberger Burgerliste) The directly elected

Bürgermeister Burgomaster (alternatively spelled burgermeister, literally "master of the town, master of the borough, master of the fortress, master of the citizens") is the English form of various terms in or derived from Germanic languages for the chief ...

is Walter Freiberger (SPÖ).

Transport

The federal road, the Bundesstraße 165, runs east–west through the municipality. Public transport is provided by bus services of the Salzburger Verkehrsverbund as well as rail services on the

Pinzgauer Lokalbahn The Pinzgauer Lokalbahn (formerly Pinzgaubahn or Krimmler Bahn) is a narrow-gauge railway in Salzburg in Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lyin ...

, which has a junction at Zell am See to the Austrian main line network. There are also post buses to Krimml and Zell am See.

Culture and places of interest

Museums

* Local history museum

Sport

* Wildkogel ski area on the

* Cable car to the Wildkogel (''Smaragdbahn'', opened December 2010) * Floodlit toboggan run (at 14 km one of the longest floodlit runs in the world) * Floodlit cross-country skiing and skating runs * Swimming pool and large children's play park * Flying school for paragliding and hang gliding

References

External links

Municipal website
{{authority control Kitzbühel Alps Venediger Group Cities and towns in Zell am See District