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ABOUT ZELL AM SEE & SALZBURG
The province of Salzburg covers a surface of 7,154 km2, which makes it the sixth-largest of Austria´s nine provinces (8.5 % of the national territory). Salzburg owes its name to rich salt deposits ("white gold"), which created its wealth in medieval times. Salzburg borders Germany in the northeast, Upper Austria in the north and northeast, Styria in the southeast, Carinthia and East Tirol in the South, Italy along a few kilometers and Tirol in the southwest. Almost a third (144,000) of the about 495,000 inhabitants of Salzburg province live in the regional capital Salzburg. Salzburg province consists of the city of Salzburg with its own statute and the five political districts Hallein, Salzburg-surroundings, St. Johann im Pongau, Tamsweg and Zell am Ziller as well as 119 municipalities, among these besides the city of Salzburg 3 towns and 29 market municipalities. Salzburg´s regional beauty attracts guests from all over the world. Salzachtal Valley offers a unique spectacle of nature: the Krimmler Falls. Thirteen glaciers feed the falls which fall 395 meters. Lake Koenigssee, the Hallein salt mine and some of the world´s largest ice cave´s, situated in the Tennengebirge mountain range, opposite the Burg Hohenwerfen castle, are also among the attractions of the Province of Salzburg. http://www.salzburg.info/
Salzburg is located in the heart of Austria, in the middle of Europe. The city has approximately 145.000 inhabitants and lies 436 m above sea level. Salzburg is divided by the river Salzach. On the south side of Salzach you will find the "Oldtown" of Salzburg underneath the Mönchsberg and the Hohensalzburg Fortress. North of the river you will find the Kapuzinerberg and the baroque Castle Mirabell with itīs beautiful garden. Salzburg is rich in tradition, history and culture. The old town was declared Cultural Heritage of the World by the UNESCO in 1997. The lovely scenery combined with the city's carefully preserved majestic Baroque architecture brings about itīs unique charm. The worldly scholar, Alexander von Humbolt, prized Salzburg to be "one of the three most beautiful regions of the world." Salzburg's unmistakable silhouette is dominated by the Fortress of Hohensalzburg, which has successfully guarded over the city for more than 900 years. Today, it is considered to be the best preserved Medieval Fortress in all of Central Europe, and offers visitors a chance to step back in time - to explore its numerous chambers or to relax and listen to the music which the city of Salzburg is well-known for.
Zell am See (757 m) is located in the province of Salzburg in the Austrian Alps and at a driving distance of about one hour from the city of Salzburg. Zell am See belongs to the European Sports Region. There are possibilities to go swimming, skiing, rafting, canyoning, hiking and climbing, mountainbiking, paragliding, ect. The mountain lake, Zeller See, with drinking water quality has a length of 3.8km and a width of 1.5 km. In the West you will see the mountain "Schmittenhöhe" with an hight of 1965 m and in the East the "Hundstein" with an hight of 2117m . From the "Schmittenhöhe" you can enjoy one of the most beautiful panoramas over the high mountain region. http://www.zellamsee.salzburg.at/ |
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