St. Gilgen
Encyclopedia
Sankt Gilgen is a picturesque village by the Wolfgangsee
in the Austria
n state of Salzburg
, in the "Salzkammergut
" region.
.
, close to Strobl
and to the Upper Austria
n municipality of St. Wolfgang. It has 3,675 inhabitants, lies 545 metres above sea level and covers an area of 98.67 square kilometres.
, which is reflected in the name of the town, Sankt Gilgen.
St. Gilgen is a well-known travel destination. Boats from St. Gilgen sail around the Wolfgangsee, providing transport and views of the surrounding mountains. The hermitage of the original St. Gilgen may be seen, behind a chapel, in the Falkenstein cliffs west of St. Wolfgang
and east of Fürberg.
In 2005 St. Gilgen was promoted as the "Mozart Village" by the Wolfgangsee Tourist Board. Although Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
never visited St. Gilgen (as he had intended to), his grandfather worked in the town, his mother was born in St. Gilgen, and his sister Nannerl moved there after her marriage. The village now boasts a first-class international school, the St. Gilgen International School
.
Wolfgangsee
Wolfgangsee is a lake in Austria that lies mostly within the state of Salzburg and is one of the best known lakes in the Salzkammergut resort region. The municipalities on its shore are Strobl, St. Gilgen with the villages of Abersee and Ried as well as the market town of St. Wolfgang in the state...
in the 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...
n state of Salzburg
Salzburg
-Population development:In 1935, the population significantly increased when Salzburg absorbed adjacent municipalities. After World War II, numerous refugees found a new home in the city. New residential space was created for American soldiers of the postwar Occupation, and could be used for...
, in the "Salzkammergut
Salzkammergut
The Salzkammergut is a resort area located in Austria. It stretches from City of Salzburg to the Dachstein mountain range, spanning the federal states of Upper Austria , Salzburg , and Styria . The main river of the region is the Traun, a tributary of the Danube...
" region.
History
In the year 1376 Sankt Gilgen was first mentioned in documents. 1873 the shipping on the Wolfgangsee started and so did the tourism too. Also the construction of the Salzkammergut-Lokalbahn in the year 1893 was a reason for the upcoming tourism. Many rich Viennese had their summer villas there such as the surgeon Theodor BillrothTheodor Billroth
Christian Albert Theodor Billroth was a German-born Austrian surgeon and amateur musician....
.
Geography
Sankt Gilgen is situated in the north-western shore of the lake WolfgangseeWolfgangsee
Wolfgangsee is a lake in Austria that lies mostly within the state of Salzburg and is one of the best known lakes in the Salzkammergut resort region. The municipalities on its shore are Strobl, St. Gilgen with the villages of Abersee and Ried as well as the market town of St. Wolfgang in the state...
, close to Strobl
Strobl
Strobl is a municipality of the Salzburg-Umgebung District , in the northeastern portion of the Austrian state of Salzburg, right on the border with Upper Austria...
and to the Upper Austria
Upper Austria
Upper Austria is one of the nine states or Bundesländer of Austria. Its capital is Linz. Upper Austria borders on Germany and the Czech Republic, as well as on the other Austrian states of Lower Austria, Styria, and Salzburg...
n municipality of St. Wolfgang. It has 3,675 inhabitants, lies 545 metres above sea level and covers an area of 98.67 square kilometres.
Overview
The parish church is dedicated to Saint Aegidius (Latin), in English Saint GilesSaint Giles
Saint Giles was a Greek Christian hermit saint from Athens, whose legend is centered in Provence and Septimania. The tomb in the abbey Giles was said to have founded, in St-Gilles-du-Gard, became a place of pilgrimage and a stop on the road that led from Arles to Santiago de Compostela, the...
, which is reflected in the name of the town, Sankt Gilgen.
St. Gilgen is a well-known travel destination. Boats from St. Gilgen sail around the Wolfgangsee, providing transport and views of the surrounding mountains. The hermitage of the original St. Gilgen may be seen, behind a chapel, in the Falkenstein cliffs west of St. Wolfgang
St. Wolfgang (village)
St. Wolfgang is a market town of over 2,000 inhabitants in central Austria, in the Salzkammergut region of Upper Austria, named after Saint Wolfgang of Regensburg. The complete name of the town is Sankt Wolfgang im Salzkammergut.-Geography:...
and east of Fürberg.
In 2005 St. Gilgen was promoted as the "Mozart Village" by the Wolfgangsee Tourist Board. Although Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart , was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music...
never visited St. Gilgen (as he had intended to), his grandfather worked in the town, his mother was born in St. Gilgen, and his sister Nannerl moved there after her marriage. The village now boasts a first-class international school, the St. Gilgen International School
St. Gilgen International School
St. Gilgen International School is a boarding and day school for students 10–18 years which opened in September 2008. From September 2009 classes for Grades 5-10 will be available, with grades 11 to 12 being added in successive years....
.
Notable people
- Anna Maria Walburga PertlAnna Maria MozartAnna Maria Walburga Mozart was the mother of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Maria Anna Mozart.-Biography:...
(1720–1778), mother of Wolfgang Amadeus MozartWolfgang Amadeus MozartWolfgang Amadeus Mozart , baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart , was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music... - August Brunetti-PisanoAugust Brunetti-PisanoAugust Brunetti-Pisano , was an Austrian composer.Brunetti-Pisano was born in St. Gilgen. He was Georg Trakl's piano teacher. He was for a long time the president of the "Kunstgesellschaft Pan" in Salzburg...
(1870–1943), composer - Michael Jeannée (b. 1943), journalist
- Miguel Herz-Kestranek (b. 1948), actor
- Hubert RaudaschlHubert RaudaschlHubert Raudaschl is an Austrian sailboat manufacturer and former olympic athlete. He has participated in nine Olympic games between 1964 and 1996...
(b. 1942), sailboat manufacturer and former olympic athlete - Helmut KohlHelmut KohlHelmut Josef Michael Kohl is a German conservative politician and statesman. He was Chancellor of Germany from 1982 to 1998 and the chairman of the Christian Democratic Union from 1973 to 1998...
(b. 1930), the former GermanGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
Chancellor resides in the town during summer.
External links
St Gilgen — community website- Wolfgangsee Tourist Board
- http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?ovi=1&zoom=8&mapdata=S74q5O4ZNmXnATtqPU%2bVRR9YkjUaDOaBa3nafvUOL0k2iTAUjz%2bX0zPAqXEYFHDZFdHHGQaU72jgRYY3ygTg7B%2f3VMbvJxg935jNaHw1l3BvbX65Iu8%2fiTBCbxxNB%2b1UHgIqgNJYN8XWsYfprJPnOAZFVKI0rqffDP0yQYS%2fMA%2bo8bwCyMUhTmuMn1jhTh1ErO009oID7Wk6vyTrAnSMsb%2fFgSV7hGTZvcwmISl%2frXOWHlwrISL9kHEG%2boXO%2fqpgWjqC4PNfjljQF1ofzcilan%2fh4MugsZ%2beZZN8fRKfvQJ3JY9%2bNZLBQvTCWeePT%2bqeie%2fdIv%2fLTNu217hWSHi8XzDZmMzFA7Rzv6r96hATZ8Xfhgo%2f8NAuIb6vaP4OPwo6MaJYZWFgY3NjxZMJKFErMQ%3d%3dMap of St Gilgen]
- St. Gilgen International School