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 (German pronunciation: [ˈflaxˌɡaʊ̯] ⓘ), except for the Statutarstadt of Salzburg, which forms a district of its own.
Bezirk Salzburg-Umgebung | |
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Country | Austria |
State | Salzburg |
Number of municipalities | 37 |
Area | |
• Total | 1,004.47 km2 (387.83 sq mi) |
Population (2023) | |
• Total | 157,440 |
• Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
NUTS code | AT323 |
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1869 | 37,004 | — |
1880 | 38,261 | +3.4% |
1890 | 40,722 | +6.4% |
1900 | 41,928 | +3.0% |
1910 | 45,313 | +8.1% |
1923 | 47,522 | +4.9% |
1934 | 49,736 | +4.7% |
1939 | 50,009 | +0.5% |
1951 | 64,236 | +28.4% |
1961 | 70,913 | +10.4% |
1971 | 85,032 | +19.9% |
1981 | 98,733 | +16.1% |
1991 | 118,137 | +19.7% |
2001 | 135,104 | +14.4% |
2011 | 143,081 | +5.9% |
2023 | 157,440 | +10.0% |
Source: [1] |
Area of the district is 1,004.47 km2, with a population of 157,440 (January 1, 2023), and population density 157 persons per km2. Administrative center of the district is Seekirchen am Wallersee.
Administrative divisions edit
The district is divided into 37 municipalities, three of them are towns, and six of them are market towns.
- (population numbers Jan. 1, 2023)
Towns edit
- Neumarkt am Wallersee (6,626)
- Oberndorf bei Salzburg (6,058)
- Seekirchen am Wallersee (11,233)
Market towns edit
- Eugendorf (7,199)
- Grödig (7,408)
- Mattsee (3,499)
- Obertrum (4,958)
- Straßwalchen (8,011)
- Thalgau (6,030)
Municipalities edit
- Anif (4,286)
- Anthering (3,748)
- Bergheim (5,855)
- Berndorf bei Salzburg (1,744)
- Bürmoos (5,027)
- Dorfbeuern (1,621)
- Ebenau (1,434)
- Elixhausen (3,128)
- Elsbethen (5,507)
- Faistenau (3,100)
- Fuschl am See (1,659)
- Göming (761)
- Großgmain (2,614)
- Hallwang (4,235)
- Henndorf am Wallersee (5,078)
- Hintersee (470)
- Hof bei Salzburg (3,630)
- Koppl (3,679)
- Köstendorf (2,678)
- Lamprechtshausen (4,078)
- Nußdorf am Haunsberg (2,535)
- Plainfeld (1,305)
- Sankt Georgen bei Salzburg (3,081)
- Sankt Gilgen (4,076)
- Schleedorf (1,148)
- Seeham (2,004)
- Strobl (3,691)
- Wals-Siezenheim (14,246)
Notable Citizens edit
- Leopold Kohr was born in Oberndorf near Salzburg.
- Andreas Maislinger was born in St. Georgen near Salzburg.
- Carl Zuckmayer lived in Henndorf am Wallersee near Salzburg from 1933 to 1938.
Traditions edit
- The Aperschnalzen is an old tradition of competitive whipcracking.
References edit
External links edit
Media related to Salzburg-Umgebung District at Wikimedia Commons