Lungau
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The Bezirk Tamsweg is an administrative district (Bezirk
) in the federal state of Salzburg
, Austria
, and congruent with the Lungau region.
.
, three of them are market town
s.
(population numbers May 15, 2001)
Bezirk
Bezirk means "district" in German and can refer to:* The primary Subdivisions of East Germany from 1952* The districts of Austria* Some of the Districts of Switzerland...
) in the federal state of Salzburg
Salzburg (state)
Salzburg is a state or Land of Austria with an area of 7,156 km2, located adjacent to the German border. It is also known as Salzburgerland, to distinguish it from its capital city, also named Salzburg...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, and congruent with the Lungau region.
Geography
Area of the district is 1,019.69 km², with a population of 21,283 (May 15, 2001), and population density 21 persons per km². Administrative center of the district is TamswegTamsweg
Tamsweg is a market town in the Austrian state of Salzburg near the border with Styria. It is the administrative centre of the eponymous district and the largest town of the Lungau region...
.
Administrative divisions
The district is divided into 15 municipalitiesMunicipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
, three of them are market town
Market town
Market town or market right is a legal term, originating in the medieval period, for a European settlement that has the right to host markets, distinguishing it from a village and city...
s.
Market towns
- MauterndorfMauterndorfMauterndorf is a market town in the Tamsweg district in the Austrian state of Salzburg. The municipality also comprises the Katastralgemeinden Faningberg, Neuseß and Steindorf.-History:...
(1,850) - Sankt Michael im LungauSankt Michael im LungauSankt Michael im Lungau is a market town on the upper Mur River in the Tamsweg district in the Austrian state of Salzburg.-History:The parish church dedicated to Saint Michael was first mentioned in 1147...
(3,590) - TamswegTamswegTamsweg is a market town in the Austrian state of Salzburg near the border with Styria. It is the administrative centre of the eponymous district and the largest town of the Lungau region...
(5,936)
Municipalities
- GöriachGöriachGöriach is a municipality in the district of Tamsweg in the state of Salzburg in Austria....
(371) - LessachLessachLessach is a municipality in the district of Tamsweg in the state of Salzburg in Austria....
(575) - MariapfarrMariapfarrMariapfarr is a municipality in the district of Tamsweg in the state of Salzburg in Austria....
(2,213) - MuhrMuhrMuhr is a small village in Salzburg/Austria, placed at river Mur. The name's origin is the Latin word murus ....
(631) - RamingsteinRamingsteinRamingstein is a municipality in the district of Tamsweg in the state of Salzburg in Austria....
(1,388) - Sankt Andrä im LungauSankt Andrä im LungauSankt Andrä im Lungau is a municipality in the district of Tamsweg in the state of Salzburg in Austria....
(738) - Sankt Margarethen im LungauSankt Margarethen im LungauSankt Margarethen im Lungau is a municipality in the district of Tamsweg in the state of Salzburg in Austria....
(771) - ThomatalThomatalThomatal is a municipality in the district of Tamsweg in the state of Salzburg in Austria....
(341) - TwengTwengTweng is a municipality in the district of Tamsweg in the state of Salzburg in Austria....
(310) - UnternbergUnternbergUnternberg is a municipality in the district of Tamsweg in the state of Salzburg in Austria....
(984) - WeißpriachWeißpriachWeißpriach is a municipality in the district of Tamsweg in the state of Salzburg in Austria. It is located in a valley of the Niedere Tauern mountain range.-History:Weißpriach is known for the Romanesque church of Saint Rupert with its Byzantine frescoes...
(335) - ZederhausZederhausZederhaus is a small village in the district of Tamsweg in the state of Salzburg in Austria with a population of 1250 .- Transportation :Zederhaus is situated at the European route E55...
(1,250)
(population numbers May 15, 2001)