Salzburg
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Summary
Salzburg is a big city[1]. Salzburg draws 22,591 Wikipedia views per month (big city category, ranking #36 of 300).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Climate Alliance[3], Organization of World Heritage Cities[4]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Salzburg[5]
- Country: Austria[6]
- Located in or next to body of water: Salzach[7], Alterbach[8], Saalach[9]
- Head of government: Bernhard Auinger[10]
- Instance of: municipality of Austria[11], place with town rights and privileges[12], statutory city of Austria[13], district of Austria[14]
- Shares border with: District of Berchtesgadener Land[15], Salzburg-Umgebung District[16], Freilassing[17]
- Named after: salt trade[18]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Aigen[19], Altstadt[20], Elisabeth-Vorstadt[21], Gneis[22], Gneis Süd[23], Gnigl[24], Itzling[25], Itzling Nord[26], Kasern[27], Langwied[28], Lehen[29], Leopoldskron-Moos[30], Liefering[31], Maxglan[32]
- Twinned administrative body: Reims[33], Atlanta[34], Verona[35], León[36], Vilnius[37], Dresden[38], Kawasaki[39], Merano[40], Shanghai[41], São João da Madeira[42], Singida[43], Busseto[44], Lagos[45], Schwandorf[46]
- Postal code: 5020[47], 5023[48], 5026[49], 5061[50], 5071[51], 5081[52], 5082[53]
- Commons category: Salzburg[54]
- Licence plate code: S[55]
- Local dialing code: 0662[56]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Salzburg include Salzburg[57], a federal state of Austria[58], in Austria[59]; Salzburg Airport[60], an international airport[61], in Austria[62]; University of Salzburg[63], a university[64], in Austria[65], founded in 1962[66]; Salzburgring[67], a motorsport racing track[68], in Austria[69]; and Salzburg Alps[70], a mountain range[71], in Austria[72].
Why It Matters
Salzburg has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[73] Salzburg is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[74]
Entities named for Salzburg include Salzburg[57], a federal state of Austria[58], in Austria[59]; Salzburg Airport[60], an international airport[61], in Austria[62]; University of Salzburg[63], a university[64], in Austria[65], founded in 1962[66]; Salzburgring[67], a motorsport racing track[68], in Austria[69]; and Salzburg Alps[70], a mountain range[71], in Austria[72].