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Salzburg Umgebung District

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Country
  
Austria

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Population
  
140,914 (2009)

Clubs and Teams
  
SV Grödig, USK Anif

State
  
Salzburg

Area
  
1,004 km²

Number of municipalities
  
37

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University
  
Private University Seeburg

Points of interest
  
Wolfgangsee, Schloss Klessheim, Schafberg Railway, Schafberg, Mondsee

Destinations
  
St Wolfgang im Salzka, St Gilgen, Wolfgangsee, Fuschl am See, Strobl

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, which forms a district of its own.

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Map of Salzburg-Umgebung District, Austria

Area of the district is 1,004.36 km², with a population of 140,914 (January 1, 2009), and population density 140 persons per km². Administrative center of the district is Salzburg.

Administrative divisions

The district is divided into 37 municipalities, three of them are towns, and six of them are market towns.

Towns

  1. Neumarkt am Wallersee (5,420)
  2. Oberndorf bei Salzburg (5,431)
  3. Seekirchen am Wallersee (9,344)

Market towns

  1. Eugendorf (6,118)
  2. Grödig (6,638)
  3. Mattsee (2,850)
  4. Obertrum (4,208)
  5. Straßwalchen (6,752)
  6. Thalgau (6,712)

Municipalities

  1. Anif (4,048)
  2. Anthering (3,108)
  3. Bergheim (4,839)
  4. Berndorf bei Salzburg (1,578)
  5. Bürmoos (4,418)
  6. Dorfbeuern (1,392)
  7. Ebenau (1,348)
  8. Elixhausen (2,681)
  9. Elsbethen (5,117)
  10. Faistenau (2,850)
  11. Fuschl am See (1,334)
  12. Göming (607)
  13. Großgmain (2,416)
  14. Hallwang (3,499)
  15. Henndorf am Wallersee (4,647)
  16. Hintersee (460)
  17. Hof bei Salzburg (3,405)
  18. Koppl (3,037)
  19. Köstendorf (2,453)
  20. Lamprechtshausen (3,140)
  21. Nußdorf am Haunsberg (2,176)
  22. Plainfeld (1,131)
  23. Sankt Georgen bei Salzburg (2,728)
  24. Sankt Gilgen (3,683)
  25. Schleedorf (882)
  26. Seeham (1,677)
  27. Strobl (3,453)
  28. Wals-Siezenheim (11,024)
(population numbers May 15, 2001)

Notable Citizens

  • Leopold Kohr was born in Oberndorf near Salzburg.
  • Andreas Maislinger was born in St. Georgen near Salzburg.
  • Carl Zuckmayer lived in Henndorf near Salzburg from 1933 to 1938.

    • Traditions

  • The Aperschnalzen is an old tradition of competitive whipcracking.

    • References

    Salzburg-Umgebung District Wikipedia
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