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Scheffau am Tennengebirge

Coordinates: 47°35′30″N 13°12′40″E / 47.59167°N 13.21111°E / 47.59167; 13.21111
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Scheffau am Tennengebirge
Coat of arms of Scheffau am Tennengebirge
Scheffau am Tennengebirge is located in Austria
Scheffau am Tennengebirge
Scheffau am Tennengebirge
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°35′30″N 13°12′40″E / 47.59167°N 13.21111°E / 47.59167; 13.21111
CountryAustria
StateSalzburg
DistrictHallein
Government
 • MayorFriedrich Stubreiter (ÖVP)
Area
 • Total69.67 km2 (26.90 sq mi)
Elevation
487 m (1,598 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total1,395
 • Density20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
5440
Area code06244
Vehicle registrationHA
Websitewww.scheffau.salzburg.at

Scheffau am Tennengebirge is a municipality in the Hallein district of Salzburg, Austria.

Geography

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The municipality of Scheffau am Tennengebirge lies in the southern Tennengau of the Salzburger Land. The River Lammer flows through its territory. Its subordinate parishes are: Unterscheffau, Oberscheffau, Voregg, Wallingwinkl, Weitenau. Its Katastralgemeinden are Scheffau, Voregg und Weitenau.

The villages lies at the foot of the Tennengebirge mountain range that rises to a height of 2,300 m (7,500 ft) and, to the south, forms the boundary with Pongau. To the north the municipality includes part of the Ostern Group which is up to 1,600 m (5,200 ft) high. The centre of the municipality is in the Lammer valley in Unterscheffau and Oberscheffau.

References

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  1. ^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
Scheffau am Tennengebirge, seen from the Mehlstein