General Information
The
province Salzburg equals in name its capital city. The city is divided
into 28 districts, which seamlessly transform to each other.
The
province Salzburg is classified into 5 districts, named "Gaue".
Flachgau, Tennengau, Pinzgau, Pongau und Lungau. Every single district
of Salzburg is identified with its typical landscape, its original
inhabitants, cultur and traditions.
At a glance
| › Number of Inhabitants: |
150.000, among them approx.
20% Non-Austrians |
| › Population Density: |
2.290 Inhabitants/km² |
| › Total area: |
65 km² |
| › Green area: |
39 km² |
| › Built-up area: |
18 km² |
| › Traffic area: |
8 km² |
Main Points of Interest
>
Salzburg's Cathedral |
>
Hohensalzburg Fortress |
>
Mirabell Palace, Mirabellgarten |
>
Hellbrunn - Palace and Trick Fountains |
>
Mozart's Birthplace |
>
Zoo Hellbrunn |
> Salt-mine
Hallein |
>
Salzburg Museum of Modern Art |
> Museum
of Natural History |
>
Panoramaschiff 'Amadeus Salzburg' |
>
Hangar 7 |
>
Stiegl´s World of Brewing - Maxglan |
>
Salzburg Christmas Market (December) |
>
Salzburger Festspiele (July - September) |
Climate
| › Spring |
April-May |
often changing, temperatures
between 5 and 20°C |
| › Summer |
June-August |
sticky and hot, temperatures between 15
and 35°C |
| › Autumn |
September-October |
rainy, temperatures between 12 and 22°C
|
| › Winter |
November-March |
windy and cold, often rain or snow, temperatures
between -10 and 10°C |
At all seasons it can be rainy ('Salzburger Schnürlregen').
Public Holidays
| › 01.01. |
New Year |
| › 06.01. |
The Three Kings |
| › 19.03. |
Josefitag |
| › Variable (March/April) |
Easter Monday |
| › 01.05. |
Labour Day |
| › Variable (May) |
Ascension of Christ |
| › Variable (May/June) |
Corpus Christi |
| › Variable (May/June) |
Whit Monday |
| › 15.08. |
Assumption of the Virgin Mary |
| › 26.10. |
National Holiday |
| › 01.11. |
All Saints' Day |
| › 08.12. |
Immaculate Conception |
| › 25.12. |
Christmas Day |
| › 26.12. |
Boxing Day |
|
