Salzburg (state)

Bischofshofen (German pronunciation: [bɪʃɔfsˈhoːfn̩] (listen)) is a town in the district of St. Johann im Pongau in the Austrian federal state of Salzburg. It is an important traffic junction located both on the Salzburg-Tyrol Railway line and at the Tauern Autobahn, a major highway route crossing the main chain of the Alps.

Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze ("Paul Ausserleitner Hill") was opened in 1947 as "Hochkönigsschanze", and re-built in 2004, and is a ski jumping venue in Bischofshofen, Austria. It is one of the more important venues in the FIS Ski jumping World Cup, annually hosting the fourth and final competition of the prestigious Four Hills Tournament. It was renamed after Paul Ausserleitner, an Austrian ski jumper who died of the consequences of a fall on this hill in January 1952.

Kreuzbergmaut Hydroelectric Power Station (German: Kraftwerk Kreuzbergmaut) is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station on the Salzach. It is located in Pfarrwerfen municipality, state of Salzburg, Austria. Construction of the power station began in 1993. It was operational in 1995. Kreuzbergmaut is owned by Verbund and Salzburg AG. The operator is Salzburg AG.

The Salzburg Slate Alps (German: Salzburger Schieferalpen) are a mountain range of the Eastern Alps, in the Austrian state of Salzburg. Situated within the greywacke zone, they could be regarded either as part of the Northern Limestone Alps or of the Central Eastern Alps.

Pfarrwerfen is a municipality in the St. Johann im Pongau district in the Austrian state of Salzburg.

Werfenweng is a municipality in the St. Johann im Pongau district in the state of Salzburg in Austria.

Werfen (German pronunciation: [ˈvɛɐ̯fn̩]) is a market town in the district of St. Johann im Pongau, in the Austrian state of Salzburg. It is mainly known for medieval Hohenwerfen Castle and the Eisriesenwelt ice cave, the largest in the world.

Hohenwerfen Castle (German: Festung Hohenwerfen, lit. 'Hohenwerfen Fortress') is a medieval rock castle, situated at an altitude of 623 metres (2,044 ft), on a 155-metre (509 ft) rock pillar overlooking the Austrian market town of Werfen in the Salzach valley, approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) south of Salzburg. The fortress is surrounded by the Berchtesgaden Alps and the adjacent Tennen Mountains. Hohenwerfen is a "sister" of Hohensalzburg Fortress, both built by the Archbishops of Salzburg in the 11th century. The castle became known internationally as the main location in the film Where Eagles Dare.

Rettenstein is a part of the town St. Johann im Pongau in Salzburg (state), Austria.

The Bezirk Sankt Johann im Pongau is an administrative district (Bezirk) in the federal state of Salzburg, Austria, and congruent with the Pongau region. Area of the district is 1,755.37 km², with a population of 77,872 (May 15, 2001), and population density 44 persons per km². Administrative center of the district is Sankt Johann im Pongau.

St. Johann im Pongau (Saiga Håns or Sainig Håns in the local Pongau dialect, abbreviated St.Johann/Pg.) , a small city in the state of Salzburg in Austria, is the administrative centre of the St. Johann im Pongau District.

Hüttau (Bavarian: Hittau) is a municipality in the St. Johann im Pongau district in the Austrian state of Salzburg.