Grödig is a

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Salzburg-Umgebung District The Bezirk Salzburg-Umgebung (German, "surrounding area of Salzburg") is an administrative district ('' Bezirk'') in the federal state of Salzburg, Austria, and congruent with the Flachgau region (), except for the Statutarstadt of Salzburg, whic ...

in the state of

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in Austria.

Geography

Grödig is located south of the

city limits in the historic ''Flachgau'' region, near the border with

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, Germany. The market town is situated on the southwestern edge of the Salzburg basin at the foot of the

Berchtesgaden Alps The Berchtesgaden Alps (german: Berchtesgadener Alpen) are a mountain range of the Northern Limestone Alps, named after the market town of Berchtesgaden located in the centre. The central part belongs to the Berchtesgadener Land district of sout ...

. The peaks of the nearby

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massif as well as its numerous

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s are a

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and a popular destination for daytrippers. A

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leads up to the Geiereck spur at an altitude of . The market town joined the European

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in 1990. Grödig is home to the multinational access control and security company SKIDATA and the '' Mozartkugel'' confection manufacturer Mirabell (part of

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). It has access to the Tauern Autobahn at the Salzburg-Süd junction. The municipal area comprises the cadastral communities Glanegg and Grödig. Subdivisions are: Eichet, Glanegg, Grödig, Fürstenbrunn, and Sankt Leonhard.

History

A church at ''Crethica'' was first mentioned in a 790 deed issued by Bishop Arno of Salzburg. The name is possibly related to fur, cret, "rock", "crevice" and may date back to the ancient times of the Roman city of '' Iuvavum'', when

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was mined in the Untersberg area. Then part of the ''

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'' province, the local population was already Christianised by Saint Severinus (d. 482), when Bavarian peasants began to settle the area. The Grödig estates were administrated by the Salzburg St Peter's Abbey. The monks had an artificial watercourse (''Almkanal'') built, running from the Berchtesgadener Ache via Grödig to the Salzburg city centre, including a passage through the

Mönchsberg The Mönchsberg, at above sea level, is one of five mountains in the city of Salzburg in Austria. It flanks the western side of Salzburg's historic city centre, and forms part of the city's UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is named after the B ...

hill. About 1350, Glanegg Castle appeared as administrative seat of the Salzburg prince-archbishops. Under the rule of

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(1495–1519) and

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(1612–1619), it was rebuilt as a tower castle and later became part of the Salzburg fortress system. Upon the

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of the prince-archbishopric in 1803, the building was purchased by Elector Ferdinand III and remained a private property up to today. During the Napoleonic

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in 1809 Joachim Haspinger, one of the leaders of the Tyrolean Rebellion, sparked local uprisings against the

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forces which finally were suppressed in November.

Politics

Seats in the municipal assembly (''Gemeinderat'') as of 2014 local elections: *

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(ÖVP) and Independents: 15 *

Social Democratic Party of Austria 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 ...

(SPÖ): 6 *

Freedom Party of Austria The Freedom Party of Austria (german: Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs, FPÖ) is a right-wing populist and national-conservative political party in Austria. It was led by Norbert Hofer from September 2019 to 1 June 2021.Staff (1 June 2021"Au ...

(FPÖ): 2 * Green Alternative Citizens' List: 2

Sport

The football team SV Grödig competed in the

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until 2015–16.

Notable people

* Harald Krassnitzer (born 1960), actor. *The Austrian actor and philanthropist Karlheinz Böhm died in Grödig in 2014.

References

External links

Municipal site
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