St. Johann im Pongau District

The Bezirk Sankt Johann im Pongau is an administrative district (Bezirk) in the federal state of Salzburg, Austria, and congruent with the Pongau region.

St. Johann im Pongau District
Bezirk St. Johann im Pongau
District
CountryAustria
StateSalzburg
Number of municipalities25
Area
 • Total1,755.37 km2 (677.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total77,872
 • Density44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869 27,105—    
1880 28,678+5.8%
1890 30,118+5.0%
1900 31,499+4.6%
1910 36,516+15.9%
1923 38,317+4.9%
1934 41,996+9.6%
1939 43,115+2.7%
1951 53,072+23.1%
1961 57,100+7.6%
1971 63,479+11.2%
1981 67,410+6.2%
1991 71,955+6.7%
2001 77,872+8.2%
Source: Statistik Austria
Bad Hofgastein from above, in winter

Area of the district is 1,755.37 km², with a population of 77,872 (May 15, 2001), and population density 44 persons per km². Administrative center of the district is Sankt Johann im Pongau.

Administrative divisions

The district is divided into 25 municipalities, three of them are towns, and seven of them are market towns.

Towns
  1. Bischofshofen (10,087)
  2. Radstadt (4,710)
  3. Sankt Johann im Pongau (10,260)

Market towns
  1. Altenmarkt im Pongau (3,486)
  2. Bad Hofgastein (6,727)
  3. Großarl (3,634)
  4. Sankt Veit im Pongau (3,330)
  5. Schwarzach im Pongau (3,526)
  6. Wagrain (3,127)
  7. Werfen (3,085)

Municipalities
  1. Bad Gastein (5,838)
  2. Dorfgastein (1,649)
  3. Eben im Pongau (2,005)
  4. Filzmoos (1,352)
  5. Flachau (2,625)
  6. Forstau (515)
  7. Goldegg (2,216)
  8. Hüttau (1,555)
  9. Hüttschlag (974)
  10. Kleinarl (743)
  11. Mühlbach am Hochkönig (1,629)
  12. Pfarrwerfen (2,174)
  13. Sankt Martin am Tennengebirge (1,406)
  14. Untertauern (453)
  15. Werfenweng (766)

(population numbers May 15, 2001)

Tourist attractions

See also

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