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Salzburg, where the Hills are alive...There’s a lot to know about Salzburg and the wealth of information available can sometimes be confusing. This section of our website should give you a brief summary of the important things you might want to know about Salzburg.
Here you will also find some advice on things visitors should take into consideration to make their stay as enjoyable as possible, such as on health or legal issues.
Getting an Overview
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| Federal province: | Salzburg Land |
| County/District: | Salzburg (town with independent district status) |
| Size: | 65,678 km˛ |
| Population: | 148.546 (census 2005) |
| Population density: | 2262 residents per km˛ |
| Altitude: | 424 metres above sea level |
| Zip code: | 5020 |
| Area code (telephone, landline): | 0662 |
| Geographic location: | 47° 48' 00" N 13° 02' 36" O |
| Administrative districts: | 26 Stadtteile (quarters) |
Special Topics
Articles that focus on a particular aspect of Salzburg - mostly such that are generally neglected by other websites or not too obvious ones - should help you to refine your idea of the "Mozartstadt".
UEFA Euro 2008: Football Championship
Information on the UEFA Euro 2008, the European football championship - three matches will be hosted in Salzburg. ::more
In Salzburg, hotels find quickly during the main season. Bargains are hard to find. This article should help you to get an idea on how to find a decent bed. ::more
Planning a trip to Salzburg? If you distrust the tourist information services and prefer to look up websites of companies directly, you will find many useful links in our Salzburg directory. ::more
Bachfest 2008: Bach Festival in Salzburg
In 2008, Salzburg has the honour to serve as a stage to the 83rd Bachfest, a musical of Baroque music by Johann Sebastian Bach. ::more
Learn more about the Hollywood movie that made the city famous, the locations where it was taken, actual "Sound of Music House" or Villa Trapp, now a hotel - or read funny facts on our "Sound of Music Trivia Sheet". For your sing-along, see our "The Sound of Music Songlist". To recall the tunes, see our collection of most "Sound of Music" songs in movie clips.
You wouldn't think of spending a sailing vacation in the mountains? It might surprise you, but Austria's scenic Lake District offers a great deal more than rocks and hills. ::more
Wellness Holidays & Spa Hotels in Salzburg
Wellness and spa treatments are a big deal for hotels in Salzburg - they are keen to bridge the low season and have made huge investments in their spa facilities. A good time for great deals. ::more
How to Use a Sauna in a Salzburg Spa
International visitors are often not familiar with Austrian spa culture - with a increasing interest in wellness holidays, spa saunas are becoming more and more popular. Here you can learn how to use them. ::more
An increasing number of visitors come for a golf vacation on one of the many scenic golf courses of the city's surroundings. Find out more about the best spots to hit the ball. ::more
"Silent Night" lyrics in English, German and other Languages
The Christmas carol "Silent Night" was first performed on Christmas eve 1818 in the small community of Oberndorf. Since then, it has spread around the world and was translated into more than 300 languages. Here you find the English version, the original German one and a selection of other languages. ::more
10 Things NOT to do in Salzburg
Tourist traps, rude waiters and ways to waste your time - not everything in Salzburg is picture perfect. In this article, we emphasise how independent our website really is by pointing you away from Salzburg's worst. ::more
Named after one of Salzburg's most popular Prince Archbishops and its original founder, the local university educates about 11.000 students, making the city an even livelier place. ::more
What would Salzburg be without Mozart? But the Mozarteum Art University was an internationally renowned institution a long time before all the Mozart-tackiness started and continues to produce outstanding musicians. ::more
Many people who look for travel advice on Salzberg, Austria, realise only very slowly that they have failed to spell our city's name correctly; there are more than a million websites out there dealing with Salzberg. Here we try to explain the origin of the word and found information on a place in Poland that was formally called that way.
When it is cold in Salzburg, the mountains are still a hot place to go: Skiing, spas and picturesque landscapes attract the crowds. ::more
Perchten: Austria's Pagan Heritage
A winter tradition special about Salzburg and close areas of the Eastern Alps are the Perchten - an ancient tradition involving satanic symbols and masks. ::more
Skiing in Salzburg & wider Austria
Mozart, Music and - Skiing. That's pretty much what Austria is famous for and here we try to prove that our province lives to the highest expectations when it comes to speedy slopes. ::more
Wintersport Special: Spas, Skiing Culture & More Wintersports
These three articles add more in-depth information to the topics covered above and aim to provide you will all the knowledge you need to plan your winter vacation in frosty Salzburg.
Check out the City of Mozart on New Years Eve and you will find some of the most happening places in Europe - peaking in major fire works launched from the fortress. ::more
Caramelized nuts, mulled wine and beautiful crafts - alongside with millions of tourists. Here you find the best Christmas markets of Salzburg, but we will also tell you how to avoid the crowds. ::more
The confusion that arises among many US visitors who associate the famous mother-daughter brand Lanz with Salzburg - although the brand is anything but Austrian. ::more
Prince Archbishops of Salzburg
They ran the city for centuries and made it the Baroque gem Salzburg is today - here you will find a complete list of the Archbishops of Salzburg from Rupert to the present Alois Kothgasser. ::more
Salzurger Festspiele - Music Festival
Every summer, thousands of rich people from all over the world stream into Salzburg to enjoy some of the World's finest Opera. Read here how it started and what the Salzburg Festival got to do with Mozart. ::more
Salzburger Osterfestspiele - Easter Festival
The little sister of the Summer Festival was founded by Herbert von Karajan and brings top-notch artists to the city every spring. Find out what more about he history of the Osterfestspiele and which tickets are where to get. ::more
Salzburg Seminar - uniting decision makers in the Mozartstadt
After World War II, a group of Harvard graduates purchased Leopoldskron Castle to make it the headquarter of an NGO that brings together decision makers to discuss global issues in a unique setting. ::more
Private Universities are rare in the Socialist wonderland Austria - even more surprising is the Paracelsus Medical University, a recent addition to the city's academic environment. ::more
Salzburg Polytechnic University
For those who are to practical for a real uni, Salzburg provides state-of-the-art facilities to study digital TV, communication and other subjects highly desired by the economy. Yes, there is a life beyond tourism in this city! ::more
