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Land Salzburg - Facts and figures
updated: April 2001


Land Salzburg
surface in square kilometres / acres 7.154,4 / 1,767.850
share of Austrian territory in % 8,5
length of national border in km / miles 174 / 108,1
political districts 6
among those: cities with statute of their own 1
country districts 5
communities 119
among those: cities 10
among those: communities with market statute 24
Inhabitants
city of Salzburg (as of 1991) 143.978
Land incl. city (as of 2003) 522.500
Lakes (surface exceeding 2 km²) surface in km² / acres
Fuschlsee 2,7 / 670
Mattsee 3,6 / 890
Obertrumer See 4,9 / 1.210
Wallersee 6,4 / 1.580
Wolfgang- or Abersee 13,5 / 3.330
Zeller See 4,7 / 1.160
Rivers (length exceeding 20 km) length in km / miles (within the borders of Land Salzburg)
Salzach 226 / 140,4
Saalach 101 / 62,7
Mur 55 / 34,2
Lammer 40 / 25
Gasteiner Ache 35 / 21,7
Enns 32 / 19,9
Große Arl 30 / 19
Königseeache 30 / 19
Fischach 24 / 14,9
Fritzbach 28 / 17,4
Mountain passes (traffic routes) altitude in metres / feet
Gerlos Pass (Salzburg, Tyrol) 1.507 / 4.944
Pass Thurn (Salzburg, Tyrol) 1.274 / 4.180
Felbertauernstraße (Salzburg, Tyrol) 1.652 / 5.420
Großglocknerstraße, Hochtor (Salzburg, Carinthia) 2.505 / 8.218
Radstädter Tauern (Salzburg) 1.739 / 5.705
Katschberg (Salzburg, Carinthia) 1.641 / 5.384
Mountains (altitude exceeding 3000m / 9800ft) altitude in metres / feet
Großvenediger 3.674 / 12.054
Großes Wiesbachhorn 3.564 / 11.693
Dreiherrnspitze 3.499 / 11.479
Hoher Tenn 3.368 / 11.050
Großer Geiger 3.360 / 11.020
Hohe Riffl 3.338 / 10.951
Reichenspitz 3.303 / 10.836
Hocharn 3.254 / 10.676
Ankogel 3.246 / 10.649
Kitzsteinhorn 3.203 / 10.508
Hochsonnblick 3.105 / 10.187
Granatspitz 3.086 / 10.124
Großer Hafner 3.076 / 10.092
Wildkarspitz 3.073 / 10.082