Seekirchen am Wallersee (simply known as Seekirchen) is a town in the district of

Salzburg-Umgebung 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

Salzburg Salzburg (, ; literally "Salt-Castle"; bar, Soizbuag, label=Austro-Bavarian) is the fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020, it had a population of 156,872. The town is on the site of the Roman settlement of ''Iuvavum''. Salzburg was founded ...

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

History

The territory was settled 5,000 years ago and is the oldest Austrian settlement that still exists today. Today it has more than 10,000 inhabitants (from that point its officially called a "city").

Geography

Seekirchen is part of the

legal district A judicial district or legal district denotes the territorial area for which a legal court (usually a district court) has jurisdiction. By region Europe Austria In texts concerning Austria, "judicial district" (german: Gerichtsbezirk) refers ...

Neumarkt bei Salzburg. It borders on the neighboring towns of

Anthering Anthering is a municipality in the district of Salzburg-Umgebung in the state of Salzburg in Austria. Geography Anthering lies north of the Salzburg basin. The Salzach forms the western boundary, which is also the border with Bavaria Bavaria ...

, Elixhausen,

Eugendorf Eugendorf is a market town of 6,439 inhabitants in the district of Salzburg-Umgebung in the state of Salzburg in Austria. History The town was first documented in the year 736. Geography Eugendorf is located about 10 kilometres to the northeast ...

Hallwang Hallwang is a municipality in the district of Salzburg-Umgebung in the state of Salzburg in Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Easte ...

Henndorf am Wallersee Henndorf am Wallersee, commonly named Henndorf, is a municipality of 5,025 inhabitants in the district of Salzburg-Umgebung in the state of Salzburg in Austria. History The town was first mentioned in 6th century. Geography Henndorf is located ...

Köstendorf Köstendorf is a municipality in the district of Salzburg-Umgebung in the state of Salzburg in Austria. Geography Köstendorf lies 15 km northeast of the city of Salzburg on the Wallersee. It borders on the municipalities of Neumarkt am Wal ...

Mattsee Mattsee is a market town at the eponymous lake in the district of Salzburg-Umgebung in the Austrian state of Salzburg. History About 765 Duke Tassilo III of Bavaria established the Mattsee Benedictine Abbey, which became a part of the Dioc ...

, Obertrum am See and

Schleedorf Schleedorf is a municipality in the district of Salzburg-Umgebung in the state of Salzburg in Austria. Geography The municipality lies in the Flachgau on the road from Köstendorf to Mattsee Mattsee is a market town at the eponymous lake in the ...

. The Austrian land register subdivides Seekirchen into districts, some of which are

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Transportation

The city is 15 km distanced from

and is served by a railway line (2nd station "Seekirchen-Süd" planned in 2030) also included in the

Salzburg S-Bahn The Salzburg S-Bahn is a large transport project in and around Salzburg in the Euroregion of Salzburg–Berchtesgadener Land–Traunstein, which crosses the border between Austria and Germany. Its S-Bahn network has been partially in operation sin ...

Sons and daughters

Andreas Ibertsberger Andreas Ibertsberger (born 27 July 1982) is an Austrian former professional footballer who played as a left-back. He was a member of the Austria national team. Ibertsberger is a younger brother of former national team player Robert Ibertsberg ...

(born 1982), football player *

Thomas Winklhofer Thomas Winklhofer (born December 30, 1970 in Seekirchen) is a retired Austria international footballer. References Honours * Austrian Football Bundesliga winner: 1994, 1995, 1997, 2007. * Austrian Supercup The Austrian Supercup (German: � ...

(born 1970), football player and UEFA Cup finalist

Connected to the town

Robert Ibertsberger Robert Ibertsberger (born 20 January 1977) is an Austrian football manager and a former player. He is the brother of Andreas Ibertsberger. He had to retire in 2004 due to serious knee injury. Coaching career Robert Ibertsberger became assistan ...

(born 1977 in Neumarkt), football player; grew up in Seekirchen *

Manfred Pamminger Manfred Pamminger (born 28 December 1977) is an Austrian football player currently playing for SC Rheindorf Altach Sportclub Rheindorf Altach, also known as Rheindorf Altach, SCR Altach or simply SCRA, is an Austrian association football clu ...

(born 1977 in Salzburg), footballer; grew up in Seekirchen

References

External links

Cities and towns in Salzburg-Umgebung District {{Salzburg-geo-stub