Salzburg
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Salzburg (German pronunciation: [ˈzalt͡sbʊɐ̯k] ( listen); Bavarian: Såizburg; leeterally: "Salt Fortress") is the fowert-lairgest ceety in Austrick an the caipital o the federal state o Salzburg.
Salzburg | |||||
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Coordinates: 47°48′0″N 13°02′0″E | |||||
Kintra | Austrick | ||||
State | Salzburg | ||||
Destrict | Statutory ceety | ||||
Govrenment | |||||
• Mayor | Harald Preuner (ÖVP) | ||||
Area | |||||
• Total | 65.65 km2 (25.35 sq mi) | ||||
Elevation | 424 m (1,391 ft) | ||||
Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |||||
• Total | 153,377 | ||||
• Density | 2,300/km2 (6,100/sq mi) | ||||
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | ||||
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | ||||
Postal code | 5020 | ||||
Aurie code | 0662 | ||||
Vehicle registration | S | ||||
Website | www |
UNESCO Warld Heritage Steid | |
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Criteria | Cultural: ii, iv, vi |
Reference | 784 |
Inscription | 1996 (20t Session) |
Aurie | 236 ha |
Buffer zone | 467 ha |
Salzburg's "Auld Toun" (Altstadt) haes internaitionally renouned baroque airchitectur an ane o the best-preservit ceety centres north o the Alps. It wis leetit as a UNESCO Warld Heritage Steid in 1997. Host tae three varsities an a lairge population o students, Salzburg is notit for its attractive settin an scenic Alpine backdrop.
Salzburg wis the birthplace o 18t-century componer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. In the mid‑20t century, the ceety wis the settin for pairts o the muisical play an film The Sound of Music Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine film.