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Sankt Gilgen Destination Guide

Delve into Sankt Gilgen in Austria

Sankt Gilgen in the region of Salzburg with its 3,753 residents is located in Austria - some 142 mi or ( 229 km ) West of Vienna , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Sankt Gilgen

Local time in Sankt Gilgen is now 06:45 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Vienna " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Zell am Moos, Tiefgraben, Thalgau, Strobl, and Salzburg. While being here, you might want to check out Zell am Moos . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Sankt Gilgen ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Red Bull Cliff Diving Wolfgangsee 2008

1:05 min by redbull
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The world's best cliff divers gave their most: once again Orlando Duque proved his incomparable ability during the Red Bull Cliff Diving competition on Lake Wolfgang and, under perfect conditions with ..

Weihnachtsmärkte am Wolfgangsee

2:57 min by hugipops
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Weihnachtsmärkte am Wolfgangsee Ausflug mit dem DAV Bad Reichenhall 2010 St. Wolfgang - Strobl - St. Gilgen ..


St.Gilgen Austria

1:22 min by SNOTUNE
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Sankt Gilgen is a picturesque village by the Wolfgangsee in the Austrian state of Salzburg, in the "Salzkammergut" region. ..

Country und Truckerfest Abbersee

5:56 min by aid2003
Views: 1384 Rating: 4.96

Bilder vom Countryfest and Truckertreffen in Abbersee... Some pics of the Country and truck show at Abbersee ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Salzburg (state)

Salzburg is a state or Land of Austria with an area of 7,156 km, located adjacent to the German border. It is also known as Salzburgerland, to distinguish it from its capital city, also named Salzburg. With 529,085 inhabitants it is one of the country's smaller states in terms of population.

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Located at 47.77 13.36 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: NUTS 2 statistical regions of the European Union, Salzburg (state), States of Austria

Gut Aich Priory

Gut Aich Priory (Kloster Gut Aich) is a Benedictine monastery in St. Gilgen in Austria. It was founded in 1993 and was formally recognised as an independent monastery on 11 July 2004 by the Presiding Abbot of the Austrian Congregation of the Benedictine Confederation, of which it is a member. A special task of the priory is to contribute to the peaceful coexistence of people and nations in Europe, and for that reason it describes itself as a "European abbey" ("Europakloster").

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Located at 47.78 13.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Benedictine monasteries in Austria, Buildings and structures in Salzburg (state), Religious organizations established in 1993

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 of Upper Austria. The town and the lake are named after Saint Wolfgang of Regensburg, who, according to legend, built the first church here in the late 10th century.

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Located at 47.75 13.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Lakes of Salzburg (state), Lakes of Upper Austria, Mountain lakes

Schafberg Railway

The Schafberg Railway is a metre gauge cog railway in Upper Austria leading from Sankt Wolfgang im Salzkammergut up to the Schafberg (1,783 m). With a total length of 5.85 km it gains about 1,200 m in height difference. The rail gauge is 1000. It uses the Abt system. Operation started in 1893. Today steam locomotives as well as diesel railcars are in operation.

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Located at 47.76 13.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Metre gauge railways in Austria, Mountain railways, Rack railways, Rack railways in Austria, Railway lines opened in 1893

Schafberg

Schafberg is a mountain in the Austrian state of Salzburg. Its height is 1783 metres. Situated within the Salzkammergut mountain range of the Northern Limestone Alps, the Schafberg rises at the shore of a lake called Wolfgangsee. During the summer, the Schafbergbahn, a rack railway opened in 1893, runs from the small town of St. Wolfgang im Salzkammergut on the shores of the Wolfgangsee to the summit.

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Located at 47.78 13.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Mountains of Austria

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Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Sankt Gilgen