Seekirchen am Wallersee

Place in Salzburg, Austria

Seekirchen am Wallersee (simply known as Seekirchen) is a town in the district of Salzburg-Umgebung in the state of Salzburg in Austria.

History

The territory was settled 5,000 years ago and is the oldest Austrian settlement that still exists today. Today it has more than 10,000 inhabitants (because of that, it's officially called a "city").

Geography

Seekirchen is part of the legal district Neumarkt bei Salzburg. It borders on the neighboring towns of Anthering, Elixhausen, Eugendorf, Hallwang, Henndorf am Wallersee, Köstendorf, Mattsee, Obertrum am See and Schleedorf.

The Austrian land register subdivides Seekirchen into districts, some of which are cadastral municipalities:

Transportation

The city is 15 km distanced from Salzburg and is served by a railway line (2nd station "Seekirchen-Süd" planned in 2030) also included in the Salzburg S-Bahn

See also

• Wallersee
• Salzburgerland

Sons and daughters

• Andreas Ibertsberger (born 1982), football player
• Thomas Winklhofer (born 1970), football player and UEFA Cup finalist

Connected to the town

• Robert Ibertsberger (born 1977 in Neumarkt), football player; grew up in Seekirchen
• Manfred Pamminger (born 1977 in Salzburg), footballer; grew up in Seekirchen

References

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.

External links

Media related to Seekirchen at Wikimedia Commons