Seekirchen am Wallersee (simply known as Seekirchen) is a town in the district of
Salzburg-Umgebung in the state of
Salzburg
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in
Austria
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.
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
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 ...
and is served by a railway line (2nd station "Seekirchen-Süd" planned in 2030) also included in the
Salzburg S-Bahn
See also
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Wallersee
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Salzburgerland
Sons and daughters
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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
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Thomas Winklhofer (born 1970), football player and UEFA Cup finalist
Connected to the town
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Robert Ibertsberger (born 1977 in Neumarkt), football player; grew up in Seekirchen
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Manfred Pamminger (born 1977 in Salzburg), footballer; grew up in Seekirchen
References
External links
Cities and towns in Salzburg-Umgebung District
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