Mühlbach am Hochkönig

• SPÖ: 10
• ÖVP: 5
• FPÖ: 2

Mühlbach is a municipality with 1465 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the Salzburg region in the district of St. Johann im Pongau in Austria.

• 3.1 Coat of Arms
• 3.2 Town twinning

• 5.1 Established businesses

Geography

The municipality is located in Pongau in Salzburg. By the end of 2002, the village belonged to the district court 's take, since 2003 she has been part of the judicial district of St. Johann im Pongau.

Community structure

The municipality comprises the two villages (in brackets population as of 31 October 2011):

• Mühlbach ( 1361 )
• Schlöglberg (155 )

The municipality comprises the cadastral Mühlbach and Schlöglberg.

History

1350 was the first documentary mention of the place " Mulpach ". 1519 allowed the construction of the Archbishop Leonhard Sebastian Chapel. 1637 was the completion of the church building and in 1678 a class elementary school was founded in Messner house.

Mühlbach was proven already in prehistoric times, a mining community. 4000 years ago Illyrian miners Mitterberg have operated a major copper mining. The copper ore was heated by the fire setting method, made ​​by sprinkling with water " crumbly " and then removed with the help of bronze pimples. The former squire came already with this tedious and primitive procedure up to 120 meters into the mountain. The Hauwerk obtained was then crushed to smelting sites, enriched, roasted and melted out of the burn-up the valuable copper. But then, the mining activity was stopped for no known reason and the copper ore came back for 2000 years in oblivion.

Policy

Mayor is Manfred Koller of the SPÖ.

Coat of arms

Blazon: " In the blue shield with a silver three- rock, covered with crossed black iron and mallet, and before that from naturfärbigem Wellenschildfuß projecting a red mill wheel. "

Twinning

Since 2002, a twinning with floor home in Germany.

Culture and sights

In 2004, on the Karbachalm, erected a wooden monument on area-based focus of Salzburg, by the brothers Gamsjager. In two tree trunks were 118 " window " beaten in the strains in which the coat of arms of municipalities can be attached.

In mining and local history museum with experience Schaustollen be evidence of a 5000 year old history of mining that Mühlbach impressed lasting until 1976, was presented.

Copper mining is one of the largest copper mines in Central Europe. While mining was closed in Mühlbach in 1977, a visit to the mining museum and exhibition gallery worthwhile.

The hiking boot on Dientner saddle is located at 1,400 meters.

Economy and infrastructure

The town thrives on tourism and offers 2,300 guest beds. The place part of the Ski Amade and offers 39 lifts with 150 km of groomed slopes, 35 km of cleared winter hiking trails, three toboggan runs and two ski schools.

In summer, over 140 km of marked hiking trails, 15 alpine hut, four tennis courts, an outdoor pool, 1 paragliding school, playgrounds, petting zoos and the Swiss Dairy Hut on Arthur house.

Established businesses

• Ski School Mühlbach
• Flight School Austriafly
• Gästehaus Fellner
• Hotel Alpenrose

Personalities

• Sepp Bradl, 1936, he jumped on the large hill in Planica, Slovenia became the first man over 100m. In 1939 he drove the Norwegians as the first Europeans from the world title.
• Robert Zoller, World Cup ski racer