Strobl
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Strobl from the Wolfgangsee, with Mt. Rettenkogel (1780 m) (left) and Sparber (1502 m) (right) in the background. The smaller, nearer wooded hill is the "Hirsl", obscuring all but the summit of Rinnkogel (1823 m)
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 Strobl
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| Coordinates: 47°43′00″N 13°28′00″E / 47.71667°N 13.46667°ECoordinates: 47°43′00″N 13°28′00″E / 47.71667°N 13.46667°E | ||
| Country | Austria | |
| State | Salzburg | |
| District | Salzburg-Umgebung | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Josef Weikinger (ÖVP) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 93.89 km2 (36.25 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 542 m (1,778 ft) | |
| Population (1 January 2016) | ||
| • Total | 3,600 | |
| • Density | 38/km2 (99/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 5350 | |
| Area code | 06137 | |
| Vehicle registration | SL | |
| Website | www.strobl.salzburg.at | |
Strobl (or Strobl am Wolfgangsee) is a municipality of the Salzburg-Umgebung District (Flachgau), in the northeastern portion of the Austrian state of Salzburg, right on the border with Upper Austria. It comprises the Katastralgemeinden of Aigen, Gschwendt, Strobl, and Weißenbach.
It lies on the eastern side of lake Wolfgangsee in the Salzkammergut resort region, close to Sankt Gilgen and the Upper Austrian municipalities of St. Wolfgang and Bad Ischl. The town has a population of 3,453 (2001) and an area of 93.89 km². Both the main road (No. 158), from Salzburg and St. Gilgen to Bad Ischl, and the road to St. Wolfgang pass on the edge of Strobl so there is no through traffic. There are several villages around the lake - the main ones being St. Wolfgang im Salzkammergut, and St. Gilgen at the other end of the Wolfgangsee, plus the hamlet of Weissenbach bei Strobl.
A small steamer operates on the lake. Also in Strobl, the University of Vienna operates the Bundesinstitut für Erwachsenenbildung, an adult-education institution, and a frequent location for academic conferences. There is a promenade on the lakeshore, where one can see sculpture by Toni Schneider-Manzell, , Ilse Sprohar, and Eva Mazzucco.
The famous town of St. Wolfgang is within hiking distance, and common excursions from Strobl include the Postalm plateau and the Schafberg (1783m), which can be ascended via a cog railway, the Schafbergbahn, as well as Bad Ischl, where Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria often spent his summers. The Laimer Family folk musicians are a local attraction. The area is popular for hiking and watersports in the summer, for skiing in the winter, and is well-served by pensions and hotels. The former Salzkammergut-Lokalbahn narrow gauge railway to Salzburg went out of service in 1957.
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