Bischofshofen
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| Country | Austria | |
| State | Salzburg | |
| District | St. Johann im Pongau | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Jakob Rohrmoser (ÖVP) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 49.62 km2 (19.16 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 544 m (1,785 ft) | |
| Population (1 January 2014)[1] | ||
| • Total | 10,310 | |
| • Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 5500 | |
| Area code | 06462 | |
| Vehicle registration | JO | |
| Website | www.bischofshofen.sbg.at | |
Bischofshofen (population 10,352, 2012) is a city located in the Salzach valley in the Alps, in the District of Pongau in the Austrian state of Salzburg.
The city is an important railway hub and lies at the Tauernautobahn, a highway route through the Alps.
Contents
Villages in Bischofshofen and population
- Alpfahrt - 149
- Bischofshofen - 7.134
- Buchberg - 440
- Gainfeld - 109
- Haidberg - 98
- Kreuzberg - 263
- Laideregg - 488
- Mitterberghütten - 1.323
- Winkl - 83
- Asten - 50
Education
In Bischofshofen there are:
- Elementary Schools
- VS Markt
- VS Neue Heimat
- VS Pöham
- High Schools:
- Hermann-Wielandner-HS
- Franz-Moßhammer-HS
- Professional Education
- Polytechnische Schule
- Privatgymnasium Sankt Rupert
- TS Bischofshofen der Salzburger Tourismusschulen [1]
- die BAKIP, Bundesbildungsanstalt für Kindergartenpädagogik
- Zweigstelle des Musikum
History
In Neolithic times local Celtic tribes mined copper and salt in the nearby hills. Later, the Celts were conquered by or assimilated into the expanding Roman Empire. A Bavarian monastery was founded through the graces of the Archbishop of Salzburg and a noble family from Oberalm. Slavonic tribes later destroyed this monastery. In the 12th century, the Archbishop of Salzburg gifted St. Maxmillian's church with the gold- and gem-encrusted relic St. Rubert's crucifix.[2] Bischofshoven rose to become an administrative center and residence for the bishops of Chiemsee. It declined through the turbulent 16th century with its natural disasters, economic decline and religious warfare. Finally it re-emerged as a railway hub in the late 19th century.[3]
Sports
The final competition of the traditional Four Hills Tournament in ski jumping is held annually at the Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze in Bischofshofen around 6 January. The large hill ski jumping events at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1999 took place in Bischofshofen.
Politics
City Council
The political parties represented in the Bischofshofen City Council are:[4]
City Mayor
The city mayor is Jakob Rohrmoser (ÖVP).[5]
See also
References
- ↑ Statistik Austria - Bevölkerung zu Jahres- und Quartalsanfang, 2014-01-01.
- ↑ Czerniewicz-Umer, et al. Eyewitness Travel: Austria. 2010. http://books.google.com/books?id=q9wLHcNXzDgC&pg=PA228&lpg=PA228&dq=history+of+bischofshofen&source=bl&ots=v4tfGMfzd1&sig=ceRi9NEajO8bRg87vVkBQfEwUO4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=_J_AUflF5efTAbu9gZgM&ved=0CGAQ6AEwCTgy#v=onepage&q=history%20of%20bischofshofen&f=false
- ↑ Visit Salzburg. http://www.visit-salzburg.net/surroundings/bischofshofen.htm
- ↑ http://www.bischofshofen.sbg.at/sites/gemeindevertretung.php
- ↑ http://www.bischofshofen.sbg.at/sites/buergermeister.php
External links
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
Gallery
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Bischofshofen, kerk1 positie2 foto7 2011-07-17 16.30.JPG
Bischofshofen, church
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Bischofshofen, St. Maximilian foto1 2011-07-17 16.36.jpg
Bischofshofen, church: St. Maximilian
