Semmering, Austria
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| Coordinates: 47°38′49″N 15°49′48″E / 47.64694°N 15.83000°ECoordinates: 47°38′49″N 15°49′48″E / 47.64694°N 15.83000°E | ||
| Country | Austria | |
| State | Lower Austria | |
| District | Neunkirchen | |
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| • Mayor | Horst Schröttner | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 8.66 km2 (3.34 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 950 m (3,120 ft) | |
| Population (1 January 2016) | ||
| • Total | 577 | |
| • Density | 67/km2 (170/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 2680 | |
| Area code | 02664 | |
| Website | www.semmering.at | |
Semmering is a town in the district of Neunkirchen in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. It is famous for its skiing, and has hosted the Alpine skiing World Cup several times. When the famous Semmering Railway was completed in 1854, it brought many tourists from Vienna to here. Today, tourists are fewer, but more than 100,000 overnight stays are still recorded each year. In 2011, the town had a permanent population of 571.
At the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, the better Viennese society discovered the Semmering as a nearby summer resort - destination.
The place is mainly revived with the construction of the Semmering Railway, which opened 1854.
Semmering is located on the border of Lower Austria and Styria at an elevation of 1,000 m (3,280 ft) above sea level and surrounded with forest. Semmering city is located in Neunkirchen, about 100 km (60 mi) from Vienna.
As usual, winter season starts in December and lasts until mid-April. The Semmering resort in winter is a ski village with:
toboggan run of 3 km
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