Salzburg

Salzburg is a federal state in Austria. With 7,154 km², 526,000 inhabitants (as of 2005), the city of Salzburg with its own statute includes the districts of Hallein, Salzburg area, Sankt Johann im Pongau, Tamsweg and Zell am See. The capital is Salzburg.

In the north, Salzburg borders on Germany and stretches from the northern edge of the Alps to the south across the Limestone Alps and around the valley landscapes of the Salzach to the summit of the Hohe Tauern and west of the Niedere Tauern into the upper Murtal. In a northwesterly direction, Salzburg protrudes into the foothills of the Alps. In the east it has a share in the Salzkammergut. The main residential area is the foothills of the Alps with the core area of ??Salzburg/Hallein. Over 60% of the population lives here.

history

The Salzburg area belonged to the Roman province of Noricum, created in AD 45. Salzburg has been the archbishopric since 798, and a closed dominion was formed in the 10th century. Since the 13th century, Salzburg has been the state sovereignty in the entire area from the lower Salzach and Alz to the Tauernkamm and from the Gerlos Pass to the Murtal. It was Salt and copper ore mining operated. The middle of the 16th century was the heyday of gold and silver mining in Gastein and Rauris. A prince-archbishopric until 1803, after the confiscation Salzburg became an electorate as a Habsburg secundogeniture (Compensation for Grand Duke Ferdinand III for the loss of Tuscany), Austrian since 1816. (1806-1810 under French administration; 1810-1816 Bavarian);

From 1850 Austrian crown land, from 1920 Austrian federal state 1938-1945 as Reichsgau Salzburg with the German Reich. 1945-2004 the ÖVP provided the provincial governor, Franz Schausberger (term of office 1996-2004) On April 24, 2004, Gabi Burgstaller took office as Austria`s first governor.

In addition to the monasteries of Saint Peter and Nonnberg, founded around 700 on the remains of the Roman Iuvavum, and the cathedral, the Salzburg merchant settlement, first mentioned by name around 755, was built. In 996 it received market and mint rights and in 1287 its first town charter.

From the 16th century onwards, Salzburg experienced great growth as a commercial city and as the residence of the prince-archbishop. At the beginning of the 19th century, Salzburg lost its importance as an economic and cultural center due to the French and Bavarian occupation, abolition of the university in 1810, annexation to Austria in 1816. After the First World War, Salzburg gained new importance through the festivals and the associated tourism and as a Capital of the federal state of Salzburg (since 1920).

Economy:

About 56% uses agriculture and forestry for the most part as pasture land. Salzburg is primarily an area for animal husbandry such as cattle and horse breeding. Salt and tungsten are mined in mining. The essential industries are the food; Metal, chemical, wood, textile and clothing industries. Tourism also has a major impact. The Hohe Tauern, the Radstädter Tauern, the Kitzbühel Alps and the Salzkammergut are the main attractions for tourism.