Viehhofen Explained

Viehhofen
Pushpin Map:Austria
Pushpin Mapsize:270
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Austria
Coordinates:47.3667°N 12.7167°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:Reinhard Breitfuss
Elevation M:856
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:5752
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:06542
Website:www.viehhofen.at

Viehhofen is a municipality in the district of Zell am See (Pinzgau region), in the state of Salzburg in Austria.[1]

The town lies at an elevation of 856 m above sea level in the middle of Glemmtal Valley, through which flows the River Saalach. The valley's main town is our western neighbor, Saalbach-Hinterglemm. To the east, at the entrance to the valley, you will find the village of Maishofen.

The valley is flanked by the Kitzbühel Alps, better known here as the "Pinzgau Grass Mountains".The following mountains surround the village:to our SW, the Oberer Gernkogel (elev. 2,175 m) - highest point in Viehhofento our SE, the Schmittenhöhe (1,965 m)to our NE, the Sausteige (1,912 m) - which is also the origin of the animal displayed on our coat-of-arms, the boar.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Local Info - General | Tourismusverband Viehhofen . www.viehhofen.at . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140705181852/http://www.viehhofen.at/en/local-info/general.html . 2014-07-05.