Obertrum am See is a market town in the district of
Salzburg-Umgebung in the state of
Salzburg
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in
Austria
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. It had a population of 4,639 as of January 1, 2014.
Geography
The town is located roughly 15 km north of
Salzburg
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in the
Flachgau at the southern end of the
Obertrumer See. The lake, together with
Mattsee,
Wallersee and
Grabensee, forms the
Salzburg lake district, a touristic area.
Obertrum is surrounded by
Haunsberg on the east side and the Buchberg on the west side.
History
Obertrum am See was first mentioned in 1143 as "Druma", which is a rough equivalent of "south end of the sea".
This comes from the fact that the three lakes nearby were connected in the past.
Until 1398 the bishopric of
Passau
Passau (; ) is a city in Lower Bavaria, Germany. It is also known as the ("City of Three Rivers"), as the river Danube is joined by the Inn (river), Inn from the south and the Ilz from the north.
Passau's population is about 50,000, of whom ...
had control over the region near
Mattsee, which included Obertrum. From this time on it was part of the
Archbishopric of Salzburg, within which it became part of Austria in 1805.
Population
References
Cities and towns in Salzburg-Umgebung District
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