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Austria |
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| Language(s) | German | |
| Currency | Euro | |
| Phone Code | +43 | |
| Population | 8,316,487 | |
| Area | 83,872 sq km | |
| Capital | Vienna | |
| GDP | $307.07 billion | |
Salzburg occupies a valley in the north of the Salzburgerland, just a few km from the border of Germany. Beautifully sited along the Salzach River, the city lies just north of a magnificent stretch of Alps and just south of a region of rolling hills and small lakes. The Salzkammergut lake region stretches to the east. The region was the historical crossroads of several trade routes, and today is well-served by autobahns: the A10 toward Tauern, the A8 to Munich, and the A1 to Vienna converge just south of town.
Zell am See, a lakeside health resort, and Kaprun, an adjacent glacier ski resort, paired up in the early 1970s to create the Europa Sports Region. It was nothing less than a stroke of marketing genius. Together, Zell am See and Kaprun now offer Together, the pair offers a well-networked infrastructure and sporting opportunities for all seasons. This, then, is the Europa Sports Region, situated in central Austria, at the southern edge of the Salzburgerland region.
