Bischofshofen
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View over Bischofshofen and Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze
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 Bischofshofen
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| Coordinates: 47°25′2″N 13°13′10″E / 47.41722°N 13.21944°ECoordinates: 47°25′2″N 13°13′10″E / 47.41722°N 13.21944°E | ||
| Country | Austria | |
| State | Salzburg | |
| District | St. Johann im Pongau | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Hansjörg Obinger (SPÖ) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 49.62 km2 (19.16 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 544 m (1,785 ft) | |
| Population (1 January 2016) | ||
| • Total | 10,483 | |
| • Density | 210/km2 (550/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 5500 | |
| Area code | 06462 | |
| Vehicle registration | JO | |
| Website | bischofshofen.at | |
Bischofshofen is a town in the district of St. Johann im Pongau in the Austrian federal state of Salzburg. It is an important traffic junction located both on the Salzburg-Tyrol Railway line and at the Tauern Autobahn, a major highway route crossing the main chain of the Alps.
Bischofshofen is situated within the Northern Limestone Alps, in the valley of the Salzach river, about 50 km (31 mi) south of the state capital Salzburg. It is surrounded by the Hochkönig massif in the west, part of the Berchtesgaden Alps, the Tennen Mountains in the northeast, and the Salzburg Slate Alps in the southeast.
The municipal area comprises the cadastral communities of Bischofshofen proper, Buchberg, Haidberg, and Winkl.
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, when the area was incoporated into the Noricum province. In the 3rd/4th century, a Roman road led from the Salzach valley to Radstadt on the Enns river.
In the 8th century, Bavarian tribes settled the region, promoted by the Agilolfing dukes and Bishop Rupert of Salzburg. The Pongau (pongowe) area was first mentioned in a 711 deed, when a monastery (Cella Maximiliana) was founded through the graces of the Salzburg archbishops and a noble family from Oberalm. Slavic tribes later destroyed this monastery. The village of Hoven itself first appeared in 1151. In the 12th century, the Archbishop of Salzburg gifted the present-day St. Maxmillian's church with the gold- and gem-encrusted relic St. Rubert's crucifix.
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