Elsbethen is a municipality in the district of
Salzburg-Umgebung in the
Austria
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n state of
Salzburg
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.
Geography
The town lies directly south of the federal state capital,
Salzburg
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, and borders
Flachgau. Parts of the town have become infrastructurally connected with Salzburg.
The highest points in the Elsbethen area are the
Schwarzenberg, the
Gurlspitze and the
Mühlstein.
History
Elsbethen was first mentioned in 930 as ''Campanuaua''. After the
Second World War
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Glasenbach was home to an Allied
POW camp
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There are significant differences among POW camps, internment camps, an ...
, where members of
Nazi
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organizations and war criminals were held.
Politics
The mayor of Elsbethen is the graduate engineer
Franz Tiefenbacher (
ÖVP
The Austrian People's Party ( , ÖVP ) is a Christian-democratic and liberal-conservative political party in Austria.
Since January 2025, the party has been led by Christian Stocker (as an acting leader). It is currently the second-largest p ...
),
the vice mayors are Edi Knoblechner (
SPÖ
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) and Sebastian Haslauer (ÖVP).
Buildings
The most famous building in Elsbethen is
Schloss Goldenstein, which serves today as a private girls' school, attended at one time by
Romy Schneider
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. Next to Schloss Goldenstein is the gothic Elsbethen church.
Transit
Elsbethen lies directly on the route of the Salzburg-
Tyrol
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train, and has its own station. As well, there is the ''Salzburg-Sud'' station in Glasenbach.
References
External links
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Cities and towns in Salzburg-Umgebung District