Zell am See District
District in Salzburg, Austria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Bezirk Zell am See is an administrative district (Bezirk) in the federal state of Salzburg, Austria, and congruent with the Pinzgau region (German pronunciation: [ˈpʰɪnt͡sˌɡ̊aʊ̯] ).
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 29,509 | — |
| 1880 | 31,303 | +6.1% |
| 1890 | 32,189 | +2.8% |
| 1900 | 35,019 | +8.8% |
| 1910 | 37,831 | +8.0% |
| 1923 | 38,554 | +1.9% |
| 1934 | 43,215 | +12.1% |
| 1939 | 45,555 | +5.4% |
| 1951 | 56,176 | +23.3% |
| 1961 | 58,009 | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 66,454 | +14.6% |
| 1981 | 71,811 | +8.1% |
| 1991 | 77,277 | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 84,124 | +8.9% |
| Source: [1] | ||
The area of the district is 2,640.85 square kilometres (1,019.64 sq mi), with a population of 84,124 (May 15, 2001), and population density 32 persons per km2. The administrative center of the district is Zell am See. It is a two-hour transfer to resort from Salzburg Airport. The region’s biggest town is Saalfelden with a population of 20,000.
Administrative divisions
The district is divided into 28 municipalities, three of them are towns, and four of them are market towns.
Towns
- Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer (15,093)
- Zell am See (9,638)
- Mittersill (5,930)
Market towns
- Lofer (1,943)
- Neukirchen am Großvenediger (2,616)
- Rauris (3,107)
- Taxenbach (2,918)
Municipalities
- Bramberg am Wildkogel (3,895)
- Bruck an der Großglocknerstraße (4,430)
- Dienten am Hochkönig (800)
- Fusch an der Großglocknerstraße (754)
- Hollersbach im Pinzgau (1,159)
- Kaprun (2,903)
- Krimml (886)
- Lend (1,604)
- Leogang (3,035)
- Maishofen (3,026)
- Maria Alm (2,143)
- Niedernsill (2,413)
- Piesendorf (3,481)
- Saalbach-Hinterglemm (3,020)
- St. Martin bei Lofer (1,151)
- Stuhlfelden (1,539)
- Unken (1,956)
- Uttendorf (2,813)
- Viehhofen (635)
- Wald im Pinzgau (1,176)
- Weißbach bei Lofer (406)
(population numbers May 15, 2001)
Tourist attractions
References
External links
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