Saalbach-Hinterglemm

  • ÖVP: 12
  • FPO: 4
  • SPÖ: 3

Saalbach -Hinterglemm is a municipality in the province of Salzburg Pinzgau in Austria with 2865 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013).

  • 2.1 Population development
  • 8.1 Winter
  • 8.2 cable cars and ski lifts
  • 8.3 summer

Geography

Saalbach- Hinterglemm is located in Pinzgau in the east runs from west valley of Saalachstrasse, the Glemmtal. The area is one of the Kitzbühel Alps. The highest elevation in the north is the Spielberg (2,044 m), south of the high mountain ( 2,249 m). As a mountain is considered the shady mountain ( 2,097 m). The nearest major town is approximately 20 kilometers by road away Zell am See.

Community structure

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

  • Hinterglemm ( 1087)
  • Saalbach (1780 )

The municipality comprises the cadastral Hinterglemm and Saalbach.

Population

Demographics

History

The oldest evidence of a settlement are from the year 1222. Salpach The name is mentioned in a land register of 1350 as a designation of a Meier court for the first time. To these was the village of Saalbach, which was the economic hub of community area.

Even before 1410 there was also a church in the village.

1489 gave Archbishop John Beck hits the spot market rights.

Nevertheless, remained Saalbach until the 20th century a largely agrarian and poor community. It was only after the onset of the First World War, and especially after 1945 tourism, especially in winter, brought sustainable economic recovery.

In 1987, the name of the village of Saalbach was changed to Saalbach -Hinterglemm.

From 22 January to 3 February 1991, Saalbach- Hinterglemm venue for the Alpine World Ski Championships. For each a bypass tunnel were built for Saalbach and Hinterglemm.

Population Development

Economic development is also reflected in the development of populations. While the population only relatively slightly from 935 in 1018 to increase between the censuses from 1869 to 1900, brought the next ten years, an increase of 6.2%, which until 1923 again was followed by a decrease of -6.2 %. After that, the population increased to 1934 again to 8.7%, stagnated until 1939 and since then grew steadily ( with increases of more than 25% in the 1950s and 1960s ). Also, between the penultimate and the last census in 1991 in 2001 there was again an increase of 8.6%. This is due to the positive birth rate ( 300 ) through which the negative migration balance (-60 ) was made ​​up.

Religion

Saalbach -Hinterglemm is seat of a Roman Catholic parish. Of the population 86.1 % of the Roman Catholic Church, the Orthodox Church 5.5%, 2.6% of the Protestant Church and 1.0 % belong to Islam. Other faith communities achieve less than 1% each. Without religious beliefs 3.3%.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms of the municipality is: "In a red shield two towering diagonally crossed golden skis, accompanied above by a silver snow crystal and the bottom three ( 1, 2) successive dormant silver balls ( Hlg Nicholas), the whole plate covered with a silver wave beams, the the Saalachstrasse symbolizes. "

Policy

  • Mayor since October 14, 2013 Alois Hasenauer (ÖVP ).
  • The municipal council of Saalbach -Hinterglemm has 19 members and, since the local council elections in 2009 were as follows: 12 ÖVP, FPÖ 4, 3 ​​SPO.

Tourism

Saalbach is also oriented toward primarily on tourism, which is also the only economic mainstay Saalbach. Most jobs of Saalbach, directly or indirectly dependent on it. The municipality is one of the main tourist areas of the province of Salzburg.

Winter

For skiing and snowboarding can be cycled 200 km of tracks, of which 15 km black ( difficult), 95 km red and 90 km blue. Plus, there's a floodlit piste. There are 10 kilometers of tracks with a high trail on Reiterkogelbahn, skating rinks and toboggan runs with floodlights and curling.

For preparation of the slopes eight storage ponds were created for the snowmaking equipment and installed approximately 500 snow cannons. For international size among the alpine ski resorts of Saalbach with the Alpine Ski World Championship was in 1991.

Cable cars and ski lifts

In Saalbach and the surrounding area there are 15 cable cars, 17 chair lifts and 24 drag lifts. Along with this the form Leogang Skicircus.

Summer

Recreation and Sports:

Subsequent deals mark the repositioning of Saalbach -Hinterglemm as The Valley of Games in the summer of Tourism:

  • Captain Hook adventure pool:
  • Devil's Water:
  • Montelino's adventure:
  • The mountain Kodok:
  • Schnitza's Wood Park:
  • Hochseilpark:

Regular events

  • Mountain Attack: An event in which the ski mountaineering is operated as a competition. This takes place every year since 1999, held in January.
  • Harley -Davidson meeting
  • World Games of Mountain Biking: a year in autumn
  • Rave On Snow: Rave annual event

Culture and sights

Culturally Saalbach limited to events with tourism, rustic character.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Hans Enn (born 1958 ), former Austrian alpine skier
  • Bartl Gensbichler ( born 1956 ), former Austrian alpine skier
  • Rainer Hermann (1896-1983), Austrian politician (ÖVP )
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