๐ฆ๐น Salzburg is the fourth-largest city in Austria. The town is on the site of the Roman settlement of Iuvavum. Salzburg was founded as an episcopal see in 696 and became a seat of the archbishop in 798. Its main sources of income were salt extraction, trade and gold mining. The fortress of Hohensalzburg, one of the largest medieval fortresses in Europe, dates from the 11th century. In the 17th century, Salzburg became a centre of the Counter-Reformation, with monasteries and numerous Baroque churches built. Salzburg's historic centre (German: Altstadt) is renowned for its Baroque architecture and is one of the best-preserved city centres north of the Alps. The historic centre was enlisted as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996. The city has three universities and a large population of students. Tourists also visit Salzburg to tour the historic centre and the scenic Alpine surroundings. Salzburg was the birthplace of the 18th century composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
As of 2017 Salzburg had a GDP per capita of โฌ46,100, which was greater than the average for Austria and for most European countries.
Salzburg Hauptbahnhof is served by comprehensive rail connections, with frequent eastโwest trains serving Vienna, Munich, Innsbruck, and Zรผrich, including daily high-speed ICE services. Northโsouth rail connections also serve popular destinations such as Venice and Prague. The city acts as a hub for southbound trains through the Alps into Italy.
Salzburg Airport has scheduled flights to European cities such as Frankfurt, Vienna, London, Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Brussels, Dรผsseldorf, and Zรผrich, as well as Hamburg, Edinburgh and Dublin. In addition to these, there are numerous charter flights.
In the main city, there is the Salzburg trolley-bus system and bus system with a total of more than 20 lines, and service every 10 minutes. Salzburg has an S-Bahn system with four Lines (S1, S2, S3, S11), trains depart from the main station every 30 minutes, and they are part of the รBB network. Suburb line number S1 reaches the world-famous Silent Night chapel in Oberndorf in about 25 minutes.
Salzburg was ranked #851 by the Nomad List which evaluates and ranks remote work hubs by cost, internet, fun and safety. Salzburg has a population of over 156,900 people. Salzburg is the #144 hipster city in the world, with a hipster score of 3.959 according to the Hipster Index which evaluates and ranks the major cities of the world according to the number of vegan eateries, coffee shops, tattoo studios, vintage boutiques, and record stores. Salzburg is ranked #408 for startups with a score of 0.528.
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Twin Towns, Sister Cities Salzburg has links with:
๐ฎ๐น Busseto, Italy ๐จ๐ณ Changning, China ๐ฉ๐ช Dresden, Germany ๐ฎ๐ท Jahrom, Iran ๐ฏ๐ต Kawasaki, Japan ๐ณ๐ฎ Leรณn, Nicaragua ๐จ๐ณ Qingpu District, China ๐ซ๐ท Reims, France ๐จ๐ณ Shanghai, China ๐น๐ฟ Singida, Tanzania ๐ฎ๐น Verona, Italy ๐ฑ๐น Vilnius, Lithuania๐ฆ๐น Wiener Neustadt 47.804
๐ซ๐ท Chรขteau-Gontier-sur-Mayenne 47.82
๐บ๐ฆ Zaporizhzhia 47.833
๐บ๐ฆ Zaporizhia 47.833
๐ฉ๐ช Weilheim in Oberbayern 47.833
๐ฆ๐น Eisenstadt 47.846
๐ฉ๐ช Ravensburg 47.786
๐ญ๐บ Gyรถngyรถs 47.783
๐ฉ๐ช Marktoberdorf 47.767
๐ท๐บ Novoshakhtinsk 47.756
๐ฉ๐ช Luckenwalde 13.167
Locations Near: Salzburg 13.0452,47.8019
๐ฆ๐น Hallein 13.083,47.667 d: 15.3
๐ฉ๐ช Bad Reichenhall 12.867,47.717 d: 16.4
๐ฉ๐ช Traunstein 12.633,47.867 d: 31.6
๐ฉ๐ช Burghausen 12.833,48.167 d: 43.5
๐ฆ๐น Braunau am Inn 13.033,48.25 d: 49.8
๐ฆ๐น Sankt Johann im Pongau 13.2,47.35 d: 51.6
๐ฆ๐น Zell am See 12.8,47.317 d: 57
๐ฉ๐ช Altรถtting 12.679,48.228 d: 54.6
๐ฆ๐น Ried im Innkreis 13.49,48.21 d: 56.2
๐ฉ๐ช Pfarrkirchen 12.917,48.417 d: 69
Antipodal to: Salzburg -166.955,-47.802
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๐ฆ๐ธ Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 16271.5
๐ผ๐ธ Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 16211.8
๐ต๐ซ Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16296.4
๐บ๐ธ Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 12413.5
๐บ๐ธ Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 12323.8
๐บ๐ธ Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 12309.8
๐บ๐ธ Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 12305.5