St. Johann im Pongau District

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St. Johann im Pongau District
Bezirk St. Johann im Pongau
St. Johann im Pongau District
Country Austria
State Salzburg
Number of municipalities25
Administrative seat St. Johann im Pongau
Government
  District GovernorHarald Wimmer
Area
  Total
1,755.37 km2 (677.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
  Total
77,872
  Density44.362/km2 (114.90/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869 27,105    
1880 28,678+5.8%
1890 30,118+5.0%
1900 31,499+4.6%
1910 36,516+15.9%
1923 38,317+4.9%
1934 41,996+9.6%
1939 43,115+2.7%
1951 53,072+23.1%
1961 57,100+7.6%
1971 63,479+11.2%
1981 67,410+6.2%
1991 71,955+6.7%
2001 77,872+8.2%
Source: Statistik Austria
Bad Hofgastein from above, in winter BadHofgastein-Winter.jpg
Bad Hofgastein from above, in winter

The Bezirk St. Johann im Pongau is an administrative district ( Bezirk ) in the federal state of Salzburg, Austria, and congruent with the Pongau region.

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Area of the district is 1,755.37 km2, with a population of 77,872 (May 15, 2001), and population density 44 people per km2. Administrative center of the district is St. Johann im Pongau.

Administrative divisions

The district is divided into 25 municipalities, three of them are towns, and seven of them are market towns.

Towns

  1. Bischofshofen (10,087)
  2. Radstadt (4,710)
  3. St. Johann im Pongau (10,260)

Market towns

  1. Altenmarkt im Pongau (3,486)
  2. Bad Hofgastein (6,727)
  3. Großarl (3,634)
  4. St. Veit im Pongau (3,330)
  5. Schwarzach im Pongau (3,526)
  6. Wagrain (3,127)
  7. Werfen (3,085)

Municipalities

  1. Bad Gastein (5,838)
  2. Dorfgastein (1,649)
  3. Eben im Pongau (2,005)
  4. Filzmoos (1,352)
  5. Flachau (2,625)
  6. Forstau (515)
  7. Goldegg (2,216)
  8. Hüttau (1,555)
  9. Hüttschlag (974)
  10. Kleinarl (743)
  11. Mühlbach am Hochkönig (1,629)
  12. Pfarrwerfen (2,174)
  13. St. Martin am Tennengebirge (1,406)
  14. Untertauern (453)
  15. Werfenweng (766)

(population numbers May 15, 2001)

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Tourist attractions

See also

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