Salzburg-Umgebung District
The Bezirk Salzburg-Umgebung is an administrative district 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.
Area of the district is 1,004.47 km2, with a population of 157,440, and population density 157 persons per km2. Administrative center of the district is Seekirchen am Wallersee.
Administrative divisions
The district is divided into 37 municipalities, three of them are towns, and six of them are market towns.Towns
Market towns
Municipalities
- Anif
- Anthering
- Bergheim
- Berndorf bei Salzburg
- Bürmoos
- Dorfbeuern
- Ebenau
- Elixhausen
- Elsbethen
- Faistenau
- Fuschl am See
- Göming
- Großgmain
- Hallwang
- Henndorf am Wallersee
- Hintersee
- Hof bei Salzburg
- Koppl
- Köstendorf
- Lamprechtshausen
- Nußdorf am Haunsberg
- Plainfeld
- St. Georgen bei Salzburg
- St. Gilgen
- Schleedorf
- Seeham
- Strobl
- Wals-Siezenheim
Notable Citizens
- Leopold Kohr was born in Oberndorf near Salzburg.
- Andreas Maislinger was born in St. Georgen near Salzburg.
- Carl Zuckmayer lived in Henndorf am Wallersee near Salzburg from 1933 to 1938.
Traditions
- The Aperschnalzen is an old tradition of competitive whipcracking.