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The river's name is derived from the German word Salz "salt" and Aach. Until the 19th century, shipping of salt down the Salzach was an important part of the local economy. The shipping ended when the parallel Salzburg-Tyrol Railway line replaced the old transport system.
The Salzach river has its source in the Central Eastern Alps and flows easterly through a large valley before turning north towards the Berchtesgaden Alps.Here, the Salzach cuts a narrow valley between the Hagen Mountains to the west and the Tennen Mountains to the east and terminates with the deeply incised Salzachöfen.
Salzburg is on the banks of the River Salzach, at the northern boundary of the Alps. The mountains to Salzburg's south contrast with the rolling plains to the north. The closest alpine peak, the 1,972‑metre-high Untersberg, is less than 16 km (10 mi) from the city center.
HOTEL REVIEW: Perched right on the banks of the Salzach river offering unrivalled views of the city and Alps, a Wes Anderson-esque hotel awaits, writes Rachel Sharp
The listed area comprises a core zone of 236 hectares (580 acres), including the old city on both banks of the Salzach river together with the Mönchsberg, Festungsberg and Kapuzinerberg hills that surround the old city to west and east. Beyond the core zone there is a buffer zone of 467 hectares (1,150 acres) which is intended to protect the ...
Mittersill became linked to Zell am See in 1898 and Krimml along the Salzach Valley with the opening of the Pinzgauer Lokalbahn train service, which still operates today. A military school for an aerial tramway was founded in Mittersill in 1939. A subcamp of the Mauthausen concentration camp was located here during World War II. [3]
Salzach (German:) is a river of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is the left headstream of the Saalbach. [1] Salzach; Location; Country: Germany: State:
The Almbach is a river of the state Salzburg, Austria. The Almbach is approximately 17 km (11 mi) long. It drains the lake Hintersee [bar; ceb; de; sv]. [1] In its middle course it is dammed by the reservoir Wiestalstausee [ceb; sv]. [2] The river flows into the Salzach at Hallein. [3]