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Encyclopedia > Salzach
Salzach
The Salzach in Laufen, Germany
Origin Kitzbühel Alps
Mouth Inn
Basin countries Austria, Germany
Length 225 km
Basin area 6,700 km²

The Salzach is a river in Austria. It is a tributary of the Inn and 225 km in length. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (3456x2304, 1569 KB) The city of Laufen and the river Salzach in Germany. ... Laufen is a small German town located on the southeastern border of Bavaria with Austria. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Hahnenkamm above Kitzbühel The Kitzbühler Alpen is a mountain range surrounding Kitzbühel in Austria, spanning from the Zillertal in the west to the Saalachtal and Zell am See in the east. ... The Inn is a river in Switzerland, Austria and Germany. ... A drainage basin is the area within the drainage basin divide (yellow outline), and drains the surface runoff and river discharge (blue lines) of a contiguous area. ... The Inn is a river in Switzerland, Austria and Germany. ...


The river's name is derived from the German word Salz, meaning "salt". Until the 19th century shipping of salt down the river was an important part of the local economy. The shipping ended when railways replaced the old transport system.


It is the main river of the Austrian state of Salzburg. The source is located in the Kitzbühel Alps near Krimml, Salzburg. From here it runs northwards and passes the cities of Hallein and Salzburg. Then it forms the border between Germany (Bavaria) and Austria for almost 70 km. Cities on the banks in this last section include Laufen, Tittmoning and Burghausen. All these towns have border crossings. The river finally joins the Inn near Braunau. Since Austria is a federal republic according to the constitutional framework of Austrian politics, Austrias nine provinces are customarily referred to as States of Austria or Bundesländer, singular Bundesland. ... Salzburg (area 7154 sq. ... Hahnenkamm above Kitzbühel The Kitzbühler Alpen is a mountain range surrounding Kitzbühel in Austria, spanning from the Zillertal in the west to the Saalachtal and Zell am See in the east. ... Krimml is a municipality in the federal state of Salzburg, Austria, in the Pinzgau region. ... Salzburg (area 7154 sq. ... A view of Hallein and Untersberg from the hamlet of St. ... Salzburg is a city in western Austria and the capital of the federal state of Salzburg (population 150,000 in 2006). ... The Free State of Bavaria  (German: Freistaat Bayern), with an area of 70,553 km² (27,241 square miles) and 12. ... Laufen is a small German town located on the southeastern border of Bavaria with Austria. ... Tittmoning is a town in the district of Traunstein, in Bavaria, Germany. ... Burghausen, Altötting Burghausen, Bad Kissingen Burghausen, Freising Category: ... Braunau am Inn is a city in the Innviertel (River Inn area) of Upper Austria (Ober sterreich), the north-western province of Austria. ...

The river Salzach in Salzburg, Austria
The river Salzach in Salzburg, Austria

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MSN Encarta - Search Results - Salzach (94 words)
Salzach, river, important tributary of the River Inn in Austria.
Salzburg (city), city in western Austria, capital of Salzburg Province, on the Salzach River.
Broad and deep longitudinal valleys, which hold the courses of the upper Rhône, upper Rhine, Inn, Salzach, Mur, and Drava (Drau) rivers, separate the...
Salzach - Wikipedia (162 words)
Die Salzach ist mit 225 Kilometern Länge der längste Nebenfluss des Inn.
Grenzübergänge (Brücken) über die Salzach gibt es in Laufen/Oberndorf, Tittmoning/Tarsdorf und Burghausen/Ach.
Die Salzach verdankt wie auch Salzburg ihren Namen der Salzschifffahrt, die bis ins 18.
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