St. Gilgen
| Sankt Gilgen | ||
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  Sankt Gilgen Location within Austria | ||
| Coordinates: 47°46′00″N 13°22′00″E / 47.76667°N 13.36667°ECoordinates: 47°46′00″N 13°22′00″E / 47.76667°N 13.36667°E | ||
| Country | Austria | |
| State | Salzburg | |
| District | Salzburg-Umgebung | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Otto Kloiber (ÖVP) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 98.67 km2 (38.10 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 545 m (1,788 ft) | |
| Population (1 January 2014)[1] | ||
| • Total | 3,841 | |
| • Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 5340 | |
| Area code | 06227 | |
| Vehicle registration | SL | |
| Website | www.gemgilgen.at | |
Sankt Gilgen is a picturesque village by the Wolfgangsee in the Austrian state of Salzburg, in the "Salzkammergut" region.
History
St. Gilgen was first mentioned in documents in 1376. In 1863, shipping on Lake Wolfgang started and brought attention to the little village. The construction of the Salzkammergut-Lokalbahn in 1893 led to another increase in tourism. Rich Viennese, such as the surgeon Theodor Billroth, started to build summer residences there.
Geography
Sankt Gilgen is situated in the north-western shore of the lake Wolfgangsee, close to Strobl and to the Upper Austrian municipality of St. Wolfgang. It has 3,784 inhabitants, lies 545 metres above sea level and covers an area of 98.67 square kilometres.
Overview
The parish church is dedicated to Saint Aegidius (Latin), in English Saint Giles, which is reflected in the name of the town, Sankt Gilgen.
St. Gilgen is a well-known travel destination. Boats from St. Gilgen sail around the Wolfgangsee, providing transport and views of the surrounding mountains. The hermitage of the original St. Gilgen may be seen, behind a chapel, in the Falkenstein cliffs west of St. Wolfgang and east of Fürberg.
In 2005 St. Gilgen was promoted as the "Mozart Village" by the Wolfgangsee Tourist Board. Although Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart never visited St. Gilgen (as he had intended to), his grandfather worked in the town, his mother was born in St. Gilgen, and his sister Nannerl moved there after her marriage. The village now boasts a first-class international school, the St. Gilgen International School.
Notable people
- Anna Maria Walburga Pertl (1720–1778), mother of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- August Brunetti-Pisano (1870–1943), composer
- Michael Jeannée (b. 1943), journalist
- Miguel Herz-Kestranek (b. 1948), actor
- Hubert Raudaschl (b. 1942), sailboat manufacturer and former olympic athlete
- Helmut Kohl (b. 1930), the former German Chancellor resides in the town during summer.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to St. Gilgen. |
- (German) St Gilgen — community website
- Wolfgangsee Tourist Board
- Map of St Gilgen
- St. Gilgen International School
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