The Bezirk Zell am See is an administrative district (Bezirk) in the federal state of Salzburg, Austria, and congruent with the Pinzgau region (German pronunciation: [ˈpʰɪnt͡sˌɡ̊aʊ̯] (
listen)).
Zell am See District
Bezirk Zell am See | |
|---|---|
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| Country | Austria |
| State | Salzburg |
| Number of municipalities | 28 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,640.85 km2 (1,019.64 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 86,923 |
| • Density | 33/km2 (85/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 29,509 | — |
| 1880 | 31,303 | +6.1% |
| 1890 | 32,189 | +2.8% |
| 1900 | 35,019 | +8.8% |
| 1910 | 37,831 | +8.0% |
| 1923 | 38,554 | +1.9% |
| 1934 | 43,215 | +12.1% |
| 1939 | 45,555 | +5.4% |
| 1951 | 56,176 | +23.3% |
| 1961 | 58,009 | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 66,454 | +14.6% |
| 1981 | 71,811 | +8.1% |
| 1991 | 77,277 | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 84,124 | +8.9% |
| Source: [1] | ||
The area of the district is 2,640.85 square kilometres (1,019.64 sq mi), with a population of 84,124 (May 15, 2001), and population density 32 persons per km². The administrative center of the district is Zell am See. It is a two-hour transfer to resort from Salzburg Airport. The region’s biggest town is Saalfelden with a population of 20,000.
Administrative divisionsEdit
The district is divided into 28 municipalities, three of them are towns, and four of them are market towns.
TownsEdit
- Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer (15,093)
- Zell am See (9,638)
- Mittersill (5,930)
Market townsEdit
- Lofer (1,943)
- Neukirchen am Großvenediger (2,616)
- Rauris (3,107)
- Taxenbach (2,918)
MunicipalitiesEdit
- Bramberg am Wildkogel (3,895)
- Bruck an der Großglocknerstraße (4,430)
- Dienten am Hochkönig (800)
- Fusch an der Großglocknerstraße (754)
- Hollersbach im Pinzgau (1,159)
- Kaprun (2,903)
- Krimml (886)
- Lend (1,604)
- Leogang (3,035)
- Maishofen (3,026)
- Maria Alm (2,143)
- Niedernsill (2,413)
- Piesendorf (3,481)
- Saalbach-Hinterglemm (3,020)
- Sankt Martin bei Lofer (1,151)
- Stuhlfelden (1,539)
- Unken (1,956)
- Uttendorf (2,813)
- Viehhofen (635)
- Wald im Pinzgau (1,176)
- Weißbach bei Lofer (406)
(population numbers May 15, 2001)
Tourist attractionsEdit
ReferencesEdit
External linksEdit
Media related to Zell am See District at Wikimedia Commons