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Gosau

Gosau
Gosausee mit Dachstein um 1900.jpeg
Coat of arms of Gosau
Coat of arms
Gosau is located in Austria
Gosau
Gosau
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°35′0″N 13°32′0″E / 47.58333°N 13.53333°E / 47.58333; 13.53333Coordinates: 47°35′0″N 13°32′0″E / 47.58333°N 13.53333°E / 47.58333; 13.53333
Country Austria
State Upper Austria
District Gmunden
Government
 • Mayor Friedrich Posch (SPÖ)
Area
 • Total 113.4 km2 (43.8 sq mi)
Elevation 767 m (2,516 ft)
Population (14 June 2016)
 • Total 1,774
 • Density 16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 4824
Area code 06136
Vehicle registration GM
Website www.gosau.ooe.gv.at

Gosau is a municipality in the district of Gmunden in Upper Austria, Austria.

Gosau is situated along the Gosaubach stream in the Salzkammergut region. The center of the town is at an elevation of 767 (2,516'). 58.9% of the municipality is forested.

At the southern end of Gosau there is a road leading to the Vorderer Gosausee, a lake with a scenic view of the Dachstein.

Gosau is one of the few Lutheran communities in Austria with about 71% of the population being Lutheran.

The valley around Gosau was settled in the 13th century by monks from St. Peter's Abbey in Salzburg. Timber production for the salt mine in Hallstatt was a major industry. In 1490 the town became part of the Principality above the Enns River. The area was repeatedly occupied by the French during the Napoleonic wars. When the Republic of Austria was formed in 1918, Gosau became part of the federal state of Upper Austria. In 1938 the area was annexed by the German Reich along with the rest of Austria, and Gosau became part of the "Gau Oberdonau," only to be returned to Upper Austria when the Republic of Austria was reconstituted in 1945.

In the past timber production and salt mining in neighboring Hallstatt have historically been the major industries in Gosau. Today, tourism is the main source of income, although raising livestock, mainly cattle, is also an important economic activity.

Gosau is governed by a 25-member 'Gemeinderat' (council) and Mayor Gerhard Gamsjäger of the SPÖ.


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