Salzburg
Federal State
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Population
552.579
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Area
7.156,02 km²
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Population Density
77,21 people/km²
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(Austria)
105,17 people/km²
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Area proportion
8%
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Pop. proportion
6%
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Regions
3
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Districts
6
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Municipalities
119
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Wood
39.70%
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Alps
25.07%
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Rocks
8.20%
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Fields, pastures
13.81%
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Permanent crops
0.01%
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Viniculture
0.01
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Operational areas
0.65%
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Leisure areas
0.26%
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Gardens
1.16%
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.
Website: www.salzburg.gv.at