Zell am See District explained

Native Name:Bezirk Zell am See
Native Name Lang:de
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Austria
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Salzburg
Subdivision Type2:Number of municipalities
Subdivision Name2:28
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:2,640.85
Population Total:86923
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Area Code Type:Telephone prefix
Blank Name Sec1:NUTS code

The Bezirk Zell am See is an administrative district (Bezirk) in the federal state of Salzburg, Austria, and congruent with the Pinzgau region (in German pronounced as /ˈpʰɪnt͡sˌɡ̊aʊ̯/).

The area of the district is, 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

  1. Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer (15,093)
  2. Zell am See (9,638)
  3. Mittersill (5,930)

Market towns

  1. Lofer (1,943)
  2. Neukirchen am Großvenediger (2,616)
  3. Rauris (3,107)
  4. Taxenbach (2,918)

Municipalities

  1. Bramberg am Wildkogel (3,895)
  2. Bruck an der Großglocknerstraße (4,430)
  3. Dienten am Hochkönig (800)
  4. Fusch an der Großglocknerstraße (754)
  5. Hollersbach im Pinzgau (1,159)
  6. Kaprun (2,903)
  7. Krimml (886)
  8. Lend (1,604)
  9. Leogang (3,035)
  10. Maishofen (3,026)
  11. Maria Alm (2,143)
  12. Niedernsill (2,413)
  13. Piesendorf (3,481)
  14. Saalbach-Hinterglemm (3,020)
  15. St. Martin bei Lofer (1,151)
  16. Stuhlfelden (1,539)
  17. Unken (1,956)
  18. Uttendorf (2,813)
  19. Viehhofen (635)
  20. Wald im Pinzgau (1,176)
  21. Weißbach bei Lofer (406)

(population numbers May 15, 2001)

Tourist attractions

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