Tweng

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Tweng
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°11′28″N13°36′01″E / 47.19111°N 13.60028°E / 47.19111; 13.60028 Coordinates: 47°11′28″N13°36′01″E / 47.19111°N 13.60028°E / 47.19111; 13.60028
Country Austria
State Salzburg
District Tamsweg
Government
   Mayor Friedrich Rigele (ÖVP)
Area
[1]
  Total86.54 km2 (33.41 sq mi)
Elevation
1,233 m (4,045 ft)
Population
(2018-01-01) [2]
  Total276
  Density3.2/km2 (8.3/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
5563
Area code 06471
Vehicle registration TA
Website www.tweng.at

Tweng is a municipality in the district of Tamsweg in the state of Salzburg in Austria.

Salzburg (state) State of Austria

Salzburg is a state (Land) of Austria. It is officially named Land Salzburg, colloquially Salzburgerland, to distinguish it from its eponymous capital Salzburg city and as such is the only state to be named after its capital. By its centuries-long history as an independent Prince-Bishopric, Salzburg's tradition differs from the other Austrian lands.

Austria Federal republic in Central Europe

Austria, officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in Central Europe comprising 9 federated states. Its capital, largest city and one of nine states is Vienna. Austria has an area of 83,879 km2 (32,386 sq mi), a population of nearly 9 million people and a nominal GDP of $477 billion. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Hungary and Slovakia to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The terrain is highly mountainous, lying within the Alps; only 32% of the country is below 500 m (1,640 ft), and its highest point is 3,798 m (12,461 ft). The majority of the population speaks local Bavarian dialects as their native language, and German in its standard form is the country's official language. Other regional languages are Hungarian, Burgenland Croatian, and Slovene.

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Geography

Tweng lies in the Lungau on the south side of the Radstädter Tauern.

Radstadt Tauern mountain range

The Radstadt Tauern are a subrange of the Central Eastern Alps in Austria. Together with the Schladming Tauern, the Rottenmann and Wölz Tauern and the Seckau Tauern the Radstadt Tauern form the major range of mountains known as the Low Tauern. The mountains are found in the southeast of the Austrian state of Salzburg, between the upper reaches of the Enns and Mur rivers.

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References

  1. "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.