Filzmoos is a town within the district of

St. 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. Geograp ...

in the state of

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. Its main income comes through tourism:

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in winter and

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in summer. The town is approximately 1 km above sea level.

Location

Filzmoos sits below the

Gosaukamm The Gosaukamm is an Austrian mountain chain within the Dachstein range of the Northern Limestone Alps. Although relatively short in length, the chain forms an imposing backdrop to the valley and town of Gosau. Its highest point reaches an eleva ...

mountain range, with the nearest major peak being the Bischofsmütze (Bishop's

Mitre The mitre (Commonwealth English) (; Greek: μίτρα, "headband" or "turban") or miter (American English; see spelling differences), is a type of headgear now known as the traditional, ceremonial headdress of bishops and certain abbots in t ...

), so named due to the shape of its

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. The mountain itself is a popular objective for climbers. Northeast of the town is the

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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 grew up in Filzmoos and still lives there.

References

External links

Filzmoos website (summer)
Cities and towns in St. Johann im Pongau District Ski areas and resorts in Austria {{Salzburg-geo-stub