Elsbethen

Elsbethen
Municipality
Elsbethen
Coat of arms
Elsbethen Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°45′49″N13°04′54″E / 47.76361°N 13.08167°E / 47.76361; 13.08167
Country	Austria
State	Salzburg
District	Salzburg-Umgebung
Government
•  Mayor	Matthias Herbst (ÖVP)
Area [1]
• Total	23.94 km2 (9.24 sq mi)
Elevation	1,334 m (4,377 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01) [2]
• Total	5,424
• Density	226.6/km2 (586.8/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	5061
Area code	0662
Vehicle registration	SL
Website	www.gde-elsbethen.at

Elsbethen is a municipality in the district of Salzburg-Umgebung in the Austrian state of Salzburg.

Geography

The town lies directly south of the federal state capital, Salzburg, and borders Flachgau. Parts of the town have become infrastructurally connected with Salzburg.

The highest points in the Elsbethen area are the Schwarzenberg, the Gurlspitze and the Mühlstein.

History

Elsbethen was first mentioned in 930 as Campanuaua. After the Second World War Glasenbach was home to an Allied POW camp, where members of Nazi organizations and war criminals were held.

Politics

The mayor of Elsbethen is the graduate engineer Franz Tiefenbacher (ÖVP), the vice mayors are Edi Knoblechner (SPÖ) and Sebastian Haslauer (ÖVP).

Buildings

The most famous building in Elsbethen is Schloss Goldenstein  [ de ], which serves today as a private girls' school, attended at one time by Romy Schneider. The building is internationally ^{[3] [4]} known for being occupied by three nuns that re-settled the building (in 2025) after a group got a locksmith to break into the building. Next to Schloss Goldenstein is the gothic Elsbethen church. ^[5]

Transit

Elsbethen lies directly on the route of the Salzburg-Tyrol train, and has its own station. As well, there is the Salzburg-Sud station in Glasenbach.

References

1. "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018" (in German). Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
2. "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018" (in German). Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
3. nonnene som roemte faar bli (tr. "the nuns who escaped will be") VG.no. Accessed 2025-11-29
4. Meet the Austrian nuns who fled a care home to break into their old convent Npr.org 2025-11-29 Accessed 2025-11-29
5. Schuetze, Christopher F.; Tankersley, Jim (2025-09-19). "The Plot to Free the Nuns". The New York Times. Retrieved 2025-11-29.

External links

Media related to Elsbethen at Wikimedia Commons