Kleinarl is a municipality in the St. Johann im Pongau district in the

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n state of

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Geography

The municipal area is located in the Pongau region within the

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, on the northern rim of the

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national park. The

Radstadt Tauern The Radstadt Tauern () are a subrange of the Central Eastern Alps in Austria. Together with the Schladming Tauern, the Rottenmann and Wölz Tauern and the Seckau Tauern the Radstadt Tauern form the major range of mountains known as the Low Tauern ...

mountain range with the source of the Enns river separates it from the Salzburg Lungau region. In the south, it borders on the market town of Wagrain. The ''Flachauwinkl–Kleinarl'' ski area is part of the Ski Amadé network. The inhabitants mainly depend on winter tourism, but hiking and cycling in summer is also popular.

History

The Gothic St. Lawrence parish church was consecrated in 1443. It was rebuilt from 1984 to 1986 according to plans by Heinz Tesar. The Prince-Archbishops of Salzburg had a hunting lodge erected at Kleinarl, which since the mid 18th century serves as a vicarage.

Population

Notable people

* Annemarie Moser-Pröll (born 1953), skier * Cornelia Pröll (born 1961), skier.

References

External links

Municipal site

Cities and towns in St. Johann im Pongau District {{Salzburg-geo-stub