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38-731: Two-thirds of the Kitzbühel Alps lie within the Austrian province of Tyrol, the remaining third is in Salzburg province . They are about 80 kilometres (50 mi) long from east to west and 25 to 35 km wide. They extend from the Ziller valley and Tux Alps in the west to the Saalach river and Zell am See on Lake Zell ( Zellersee ) in the east. They are bordered to the south by the Zillertal Alps and

76-485: A common municipality with about 12,000 inhabitants, is known as 'Austria's largest village'. Salt mining has played an important role in the region's development; Salzburg means "salt city". Independence from Bavaria was secured in the late 14th century. The Archbishopric of Salzburg was an independent prince-bishopric and State of the Holy Roman Empire until German Mediatisation in 1803. The territory

114-573: A distinct landscape and geological boundary with the three-thousanders of the High Tauern . The western border of the mountain range is, petrographically , less clear because here its transition to the Innsbruck quartz phyllites is not clear-cut. By contrast, in the northwest and north (Inn valley near Schwaz , Brixental and the Steinernes Meer ) the difference between the gently folded slate and

152-570: A large valley via Bruck south of Lake Zell to Schwarzach im Pongau . It then turns northwards and passes Sankt Johann im Pongau . North of here, the Salzach forms the narrow Salzachöfen Gorge between the Berchtesgaden Alps and the Tennen Mountains and before flowing to Hallein and the city of Salzburg . From the junction with its Saalach tributary in the northern Salzburg basin,

190-848: Is a river in Austria and Germany . It is 227 kilometres (141 mi) in length and is a right tributary of the Inn , which eventually joins the Danube . Its drainage basin of 6,829 km (2,637 sq mi) comprises large parts of the Northern Limestone and Central Eastern Alps . 83% of its drainage basin (5,643 km (2,179 sq mi)) lies in Austria, the remainder in Germany ( Bavaria ). Its largest tributaries are Lammer , Berchtesgadener Ache , Saalach , Sur and Götzinger Achen . The river's name

228-588: Is an Austrian federal state . In German it is called a Bundesland , a German-to-English dictionary translates that to federal state and the European Commission calls it a province . In German, its official name is Land Salzburg , to distinguish it from its eponymous capital Salzburg . For centuries, it was an independent Prince-Bishopric of the Holy Roman Empire . It borders Germany and Italy. Salzburg State covers an area of 7,156 km (2,763 sq mi). It stretches along its main river —

266-620: Is derived from the German word Salz " salt " and Aach . Until the 19th century, shipping of salt down the Salzach was an important part of the local economy. The shipping ended when the parallel Salzburg-Tyrol Railway line replaced the old transport system. The Salzach is the main river in the Austrian state of Salzburg . The source is located on the edge of the Kitzbühel Alps near Krimml in

304-669: Is elected by a majority in the provincial parliament Landtag . Provincial elections are held every five years. After World War II , most provincial governments were led by the conservative Austrian People's Party (ÖVP). ÖVP politician Josef Klaus (1910-2001), later chancellor of Austria , served as governor of Salzburg from 1949 till 1961. In 2004 Gabi Burgstaller became the first Social Democratic (and first female) governor of Salzburg. The last results, in April 2023 (Compared to 2018 ) were: The current governor of Salzburg, Wilfried Haslauer (ÖVP), entered into coalition discussions with

342-418: Is its own administrative district. The federal state is divided into 119 municipalities, including Salzburg City . 11 of them have city status ( Städte ), 25 are market towns ( Marktgemeinden ) and the other 83 are simple municipalities ( Gemeinden ). Below is a list of all the municipalities divided by district: The federal state's gross domestic product (GDP) was 29 billion € in 2018, accounting for 7.5% of

380-568: Is the post- Variscan period, with its Rotliegendes (red slates), and thick sandstones from the Permoskyth . All these successive layers of the greywacke zone were probably - together with those of the Northern Limestone Alps - overturned to the northern edge of the Alps during the time of Alpine orogeny from a region of deposition far to the south. Their mainly gently rolling nature makes

418-718: The Duchy of Salzburg was established as a crown land of the Austrian Empire and, after 1866, Austria-Hungary . Salzburg participated in World War I , as part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. 49,000 Salzburgers were called to arms, of whom 6,000 were killed. In 1918 after World War I , the Duchy of Salzburg was dissolved and replaced with the State of Salzburg , as a component part initially of German Austria and subsequently of

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456-553: The First Republic of Austria , the separate state which was mandated by the Allied powers . As a result of Germany's annexation of Austria in 1938, Austria, including Salzburg State, was incorporated into Nazi Germany . After the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945, the Allies occupied the territory of Austria, being recognized as an independent territory under their rule. Salzburg State

494-474: The Großer Rettenstein . n the western part of the Kitzbühel Alps most of the valleys run in a north-south direction; in the east they are predominantly oriented east-west. The Alpine geographical reason for this is the striking longitudinal trench of the river Salzach . This so-called Tauern Northern Edge Fault ( Tauernnordrand-Störung ) played an important role during Alpine folding and even today forms

532-692: The High Tauern mountain range on the other side of the Salzach River, on the north by the Inn River and the Northern Limestone Alps . The boundary of the region runs along the Salzach valley via Zell am See, where the Salzach swings north, to Saalfelden . Its northern boundary runs from east to west from the Saalfelden basin along the valley of the Leoganger Ache to the Grießen Pass and from there through

570-718: The Hochkönig . Lower reaches: Lammer from the east, Torrener Bach  [ ceb ; cv ; Torrenerbach ] (in the Blunau Valley  [ ceb ; de ; sv ] ) from the Berchtesgaden Alps , Taugl  [ ceb ; de ; sv ] and Almbach from the Hintersee  [ bar ; ceb ; de ; sv ] , both from the Osterhorn Group , Königsseer Ache from the Königssee , Kehlbach  [ de ] , Fischach from

608-802: The Hohe Salve (1,828 m), the Hahnenkamm (1,712 m) and the Schmittenhöhe (1,965 m). Popular mountain destinations on the edge of the Inn valley are the Pölven (1,595 m) and the Gratlspitz (1,899 m). The Kitzbühel Alps are found in the regions of St. Johann in Tirol , Kitzbühel and its environs, Pillerseetal , Brixental , Wildschönau and Alpbach . The Kitzbühel Alps Tourist Region only covers part of

646-498: The Kitzbühel Alps , Krimmler Ache , Obersulzbach  [ ceb ; de ; fr ; sv ] , Untersulzbach  [ ceb ; de ; fr ; sv ] , Habach  [ ceb ; sv ] , Hollersbach  [ ceb ; sv ] , Felberbach  [ ceb ; sv ] , Stubache  [ ceb ; de ; sv ] , Kapruner Ache  [ ceb ; de ; sv ] from the High Tauern , Pinzga from Lake Zell , Fuscher Ache , Rauriser Ache  [ ceb ; de ; sv ] from

684-673: The Kreuzjoch at 2,558 metres above sea level. Roughly in the centre of the range lies the famous ski resort of Kitzbühel , the venue of the Hahnenkamm race, one of the most spectacular and well-known ski races in the world. The highest summits in the range are (in order of height above the Adriatic): Salzburg province Salzburg ( Austrian German: [ˈsaltsbʊrɡ] , Northern German: [ˈzaltsbʊʁk] ; Austro-Bavarian : Soizbuag , also known as Salzburgerland ; Italian : Salisburghese )

722-706: The Pillersee valley, Leukental and Sölllandl to Wörgl and Kufstein . Its northwestern boundary is formed by the valley of the Inn between Wörgl and Jenbach . The Kitzbühel Alps are divided by the Kitzbüheler Ache into the Glemmtal Alps in the east (Salzburg) and the Kelchsau Alps in the west. The highest summit in the Kitzbühel Alps is the Kreuzjoch in the southwest of the mountain range northwest of Gerlos at 2558 metres above sea level . The general height of

760-542: The Saalach Valley Ridgeway ( Saalachtaler Höhenweg ) run through the Kitzbühel Alps. The mountain ranges that surround the Kitzbühel Alps are: The Kitzbühel Alps belong to the greywacke zone and are mainly composed of slate and phyllites . The mountain top profiles and the cirques are relatively smooth; their slopes mostly green with numerous alpine meadows ( Almwiesen ). Nevertheless, rock formations of limestone and dolomite do occur e.g. on

798-562: The Salzach – which rises in the Central Eastern Alps in the south to the Alpine foothills in the north. It is located in the north-west of Austria, close to the border with the German state of Bavaria ; to the northeast lies the federal state Upper Austria ; to the east the federal state Styria ; to the south the federal states Carinthia and Tyrol . With 561,714 inhabitants, it is one of

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836-634: The Austria's economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 46,500 € or 154% of the EU27 average in the same year. Salzburg is the federal state with the highest GDP per capita in Austria before Vienna. The Salzburg Cathedral was the first Baroque building in the German-speaking artistic world. Two other important buildings initiated by the Salzburg archbishops were Hohenwerfen Castle and Hohensalzburg Fortress . The first Archbishop of Salzburg

874-694: The FPÖ, after his proposition of a ÖVP-FPÖ-SPÖ coalition was rejected by the Social Democrats. Haslauer said "I regret that we could not implement the Alliance for Salzburg". After successful coalition negotiations, the ÖVP and the FPÖ entered into a governing coalition with Haslauer as the Governor and Marlene Svazek as the First Deputy Governor. [1] Salzburg State has joined Lower Austria and Upper Austria as

912-692: The High Tauern, Dientener Bach  [ ceb ; sv ] from the Salzburg Slate Alps , Gasteiner Ache  [ bar ; ceb ; da ; de ; fr ; sv ] , Großarlbach  [ da ; ceb ; de ; sv ] , Kleinarlbach  [ bar ; ceb ; de ; sv ] from the High Tauern, Fritzbach  [ ceb ; da ; de ; sv ] from the Dachstein Massif  [ de ; fr ; pl ; ro ; ru ] , Mühlbach  [ ceb ; sv ] and Blühnbach  [ ceb ; sv ] from

950-409: The Kitzbühel Alps suitable for alpine farming , hiking and skiing . The Kitzbühel Alps are a very popular tourist destination. In addition to innumerable managed Alpine pastures and inns, there is also a large number of mountain huts belonging to the various Alpine clubs . Their highest peaks are concentrated to the south-western corner and reach rather modest 2,500 m, the highest being

988-635: The Salzach forms the border between Bavaria , Germany and the Austrian states of Salzburg and Upper Austria for almost 70 kilometres (43 mi). Cities on the banks in this lower section include Laufen and its sister town Oberndorf bei Salzburg , Tittmoning , and Burghausen . All these towns have border crossings. The river finally empties into the Inn in Haiming between Burghausen and Braunau . Upper and lower reaches: Putzengraben  [ ceb ; cv ] , Trattenbach  [ ceb ; de ; sv ] and Dürnbach  [ ceb ; sv ] from

1026-478: The cities. Austro-Bavarian is also spoken, especially in the rural areas and the common language of Salzburgerland. Altenmarkt im Pongau , Flachau , Wagrain , St. Johann , Zell am See ( Saalbach-Hinterglemm ), Obertauern , Bad Gastein , Rauris , Lofer , Hochkönig , Krispl 47°25′N 13°13′E  /  47.42°N 13.22°E  / 47.42; 13.22 Salzach The Salzach (Austrian: [ˈsaltsax]; German: [ˈzaltsax] )

1064-631: The country's smaller federal states in terms of population. Running through the south are the main ranges of the Alpine divide (incl. the Hohe Tauern mountains) with numerous three-thousanders . The Dachstein massif and the Berchtesgaden Alps ranges of the Northern Limestone Alps border Salzburg State to the east and north. The federal state is traditionally subdivided in five major regions ( Gaue ), congruent with its political districts ( Bezirke , see administrative divisions ). Salzburg municipalities with town privileges : Wals-Siezenheim ,

1102-461: The federal state was handed over to Bavaria in 1810. In 1816, following the defeat of Napoleon and the provision of adequate compensation to Bavaria at the Congress of Vienna , it was returned to Austria with the exception of the north-western Rupertiwinkel which remained Bavarian. The Salzburger Land was administered as the department of Salzach from Linz , the capital of Upper Austria . In 1849

1140-487: The geographical Kitzbühel Alps. The Kitzbühel Alps have relatively few rugged mountain tops and are well suited to walking and skiing. There are several large ski resorts in the area both in the Tyrolean and Salzburg regions. The Dienten Mountains are a geologically-related extension of the mountains to the east. The Pinzgau Ridgeway ( Pinzgauer Höhenweg ) runs through both ranges in an east-west direction. Many ski route and

1178-586: The limestone and dolomite rock of the Limestone Alps hits the observer in the eye. The major rocks of the Kitzbühel Alps divide into two groups by age, the older rocks probably dating to the Ordovician period. For example, the deep underground complex of Wildschönau slate is quite uniform and has no fossils at all, just volcanic deposits. Above it lies weakly metamorphosed volcanic rock , up to 600 metres thick, made up of quartz porphyroids and tuff , mainly in

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1216-801: The peaks descends gradually from around 2500 m in the west to around 2000 m in the east. Other important summits are the Western Salzachgeier (2,469 m), the Kröndlhorn (2,444 m), the Großer Rettenstein (2,366 m), the Geißstein (2,363 m), the Wildseeloder (2,118 m), the Großer Beil (2,309 m), the Großer Galtenberg (2,425 m), the Kitzbühler Horn (1,996 m),

1254-402: The third black-blue coalition provincial government. The ÖVP has four seats in the government, while the FPÖ has three. The current president (speaker) of the Salzburg federal state parliament is Brigitta Pallauf . Government ministers and their portfolios from the 2023 provincial election . Salzburg State comprises six districts, known as Bezirke or vernacularly Gaue : Salzburg city

1292-456: The west ( Hohe Salve , Hahnenkamm and Wildseeloder ). Over the porphyroids lie various horizontal beds of slate from the Silurian period that are often clayey-sandy on top. In the vicinity of Kitzbühel itself, Silurian limestones may also be found and, to the west, the grey, coarse-grained Schwaz dolomite which transitions towards the east, near Leogang, into Spielberg dolomite. Also represented

1330-575: The western Pinzgau region. Its headstreams drain several alpine pastures at around 2,300 metres (7,500 ft) ( metres above the Adriatic ), between Krimml and the Tyrolean state border, 3–5 kilometres (2–3 mi) north of the Gerlos Pass on the slopes of the Salzachgeier (2,466 m (8,091 ft)) and the nearby Schwebenkopf peak 2,354 m (7,723 ft)). From here, it runs eastwards through

1368-548: Was Arno of Salzburg (785–821), in whose honor the world-famous hiking circuit — the Arnoweg — is named. The predominant stylistic elements of Salzburg's architecture have their origins in the Baroque and the Rococo periods. Salzburg City's historic centre was named by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site . Austrian German is the local written language, and it can be heard especially in

1406-530: Was occupied by the United States. In 1955, Austria was again declared an independent state and Salzburg was once again one of the reconstituted federal states of the Second Republic of Austria. The historical population is given in the following chart: Salzburg adopted its current provincial constitution in 1999. The provincial government ( Landesregierung ) is headed by a governor ( Landeshauptmann ), who

1444-574: Was secularized and, as the Electorate of Salzburg , given as compensation to Ferdinand III , former Grand Duke of Tuscany , the brother of Emperor Francis II . Following the Austrian defeat at Austerlitz in 1805, Salzburg was annexed by Austria as compensation for the loss of Tyrol to the Kingdom of Bavaria , and Ferdinand was transferred to the Grand Duchy of Würzburg . After Austria's defeat in 1809,

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