Salzburg-Umgebung District

The Bezirk Salzburg-Umgebung (German, "surrounding area of Salzburg") is an administrative district (Bezirk) in the federal state of Salzburg, Austria, and congruent with the Flachgau region, except for the Statutarstadt of Salzburg, which forms a district of its own.

Salzburg-Umgebung District

Bezirk Salzburg-Umgebung
District
CountryAustria
StateSalzburg
Number of municipalities37
Area
 • Total1,004.36 km2 (387.79 sq mi)
Population
 (2009)
 • Total140,914
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
District map divided per municipalities (click to enlarge)
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869 37,004—    
1880 38,261+3.4%
1890 40,722+6.4%
1900 41,928+3.0%
1910 45,313+8.1%
1923 47,522+4.9%
1934 49,736+4.7%
1939 50,009+0.5%
1951 64,236+28.4%
1961 70,913+10.4%
1971 85,032+19.9%
1981 98,733+16.1%
1991 118,137+19.7%
2001 135,104+14.4%
Source: Statistik Austria & Statistik Austria - P. 197

Area of the district is 1,004.36 km², with a population of 140,914 (January 1, 2009),[1] and population density 140 persons per km². Administrative center of the district is Salzburg.

Administrative divisions

The district is divided into 37 municipalities, three of them are towns, and six of them are market towns.

Towns
  1. Neumarkt am Wallersee (5,420)
  2. Oberndorf bei Salzburg (5,431)
  3. Seekirchen am Wallersee (9,344)

Market towns
  1. Eugendorf (6,118)
  2. Grödig (6,638)
  3. Mattsee (2,850)
  4. Obertrum (4,208)
  5. Straßwalchen (6,752)
  6. Thalgau (6,712)

Municipalities
  1. Anif (4,048)
  2. Anthering (3,108)
  3. Bergheim (4,839)
  4. Berndorf bei Salzburg (1,578)
  5. Bürmoos (4,418)
  6. Dorfbeuern (1,392)
  7. Ebenau (1,348)
  8. Elixhausen (2,681)
  9. Elsbethen (5,117)
  10. Faistenau (2,850)
  11. Fuschl am See (1,334)
  12. Göming (607)
  13. Großgmain (2,416)
  14. Hallwang (3,499)
  15. Henndorf am Wallersee (4,647)
  16. Hintersee (460)
  17. Hof bei Salzburg (3,405)
  18. Koppl (3,037)
  19. Köstendorf (2,453)
  20. Lamprechtshausen (3,140)
  21. Nußdorf am Haunsberg (2,176)
  22. Plainfeld (1,131)
  23. Sankt Georgen bei Salzburg (2,728)
  24. Sankt Gilgen (3,683)
  25. Schleedorf (882)
  26. Seeham (1,677)
  27. Strobl (3,453)
  28. Wals-Siezenheim (11,024)
(population numbers May 15, 2001)

Notable Citizens

Traditions

References
  1. Bevölkerungsstand 1.1.2009(PDF)

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