Seekirchen am Wallersee (simply known as Seekirchen) is a town in the district of Salzburg-Umgebung in the state of

Salzburg Salzburg is the List of cities and towns in Austria, fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020 its population was 156,852. The city lies on the Salzach, Salzach River, near the border with Germany and at the foot of the Austrian Alps, Alps moun ...

Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...

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 (because of that, it's officially called a "city").

Geography

Seekirchen is part of the legal district Neumarkt bei Salzburg. It borders on the neighboring towns of Anthering, Elixhausen, Eugendorf, Hallwang, Henndorf am Wallersee, Köstendorf, Mattsee, Obertrum am See and Schleedorf. The Austrian land register subdivides Seekirchen into districts, some of which are cadastral municipalities:

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

Sons and daughters

Andreas Ibertsberger Andreas Ibertsberger (born 27 July 1982) is an Austrian former professional association football, footballer who played as a left-back. He was a member of the Austria national football team, Austria national team. Ibertsberger is a younger brothe ...

(born 1982), football player * Thomas Winklhofer (born 1970), football player and UEFA Cup finalist

Connected to the town

* Robert Ibertsberger (born 1977 in Neumarkt), football player; grew up in Seekirchen * Manfred Pamminger (born 1977 in Salzburg), footballer; grew up in Seekirchen

References

External links

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