Coats of arms  Salzburg

Salzburg

Federal State

Salzburg | Austria
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Basic information
  • Population

    552.579

  • Area

    7.156,02 km²

  • Population Density

    77,21 people/km²

  • (Austria)

    105,17 people/km²

  • Area proportion

    8%

  • Pop. proportion

    6%

  • Regions

    3

  • Districts

    6

  • Municipalities

    119

Surface use
  • Wood

    39.70%

  • Alps

    25.07%

  • Rocks

    8.20%

  • Fields, pastures

    13.81%

  • Permanent crops

    0.01%

  • Viniculture

    0.01

  • Operational areas

    0.65%

  • Leisure areas

    0.26%

  • Gardens

    1.16%

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Salzburg: Description

The province of Salzburg with its capital of the same name is due to its history a special case among the Austrian provinces. As an imperial principality it was independent of the House of Habsburg during the Holy Roman Empire and was also assigned to Bavaria. The salt trade was formative for the name. The federal state borders on Tyrol, Carinthia, Styria and Salzburg. In the north it borders on the German Free State of Bavaria. The federal state is divided into 6 political districts and 113 municipalities.

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