Bramberg am Wildkogel explained

Bramberg am Wildkogel
Pushpin Map:Austria
Pushpin Mapsize:270
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Austria
Coordinates:47.2728°N 12.3481°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Austria
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Salzburg
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Zell am See
Parts Style:para
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Hannes Enzinger
Elevation M:819
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:ZE
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:5733
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:06566
Website:www.bramberg.salzburg.at

Bramberg am Wildkogel is a municipality in the district of Zell am See (Pinzgau region), in the state of Salzburg, Austria. The town lies at the south foot of the 2225m (7,300feet) high Wildkogel mountain. The town's average elevation is .

History

In ancient times, the area around Bramberg was a copper-ore mining center. Belonging to the municipality Leitengut, Bramberg was mentioned in 925 as the oldest parish in the upper Salzachtal river valley and in 1160 was named as "Prentenperige" for the first time. The mining was taken up again in 1829 and finally abandoned in 1863. Attempts at mining again in the 20th century later failed.

Also the famous emerald mines in Habachtal, alongside Norway and Italy, are the only emerald mine locations in Europe.

Coat of arms

The crest shows: "In blue two towering battlements of silver, and at the sign above the left edge of offensive. From the right side of the higher pinnacle comes a golden horse. "It is a representation of the old war-horse Fjuri of the Knight Bart from Küniglberg. The horse was, in 1376, ridden after a wild night with Knight Bart in the Wildkogel area, and by a miracle, after several days and then plated back to one of the richest gold mines in the Hohe Tauern. The Knight Bart, however, was never seen again.

Localities

These are the localities in the municipality:

Politics

The City Council is composed of the following parties:

The directly elected Bürgermeister is Walter Freiberger (SPÖ).

Transport

The federal road, the Bundesstraße 165, runs east–west through the municipality. Public transport is provided by bus services of the Salzburger Verkehrsverbund as well as rail services on the Pinzgauer Lokalbahn, which has a junction at Zell am See to the Austrian main line network. There are also post buses to Krimml and Zell am See.

Culture and places of interest

Museums

Sport

See also

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