Bischofshofen - Bischofshofen

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Bischofshofen
federal stateSalzburg
Residents
10.540 (2018)
height
544 m
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Bischofshofen

Bischofshofen is a city in Pongau.

background

The oldest traces of settlement in the area around the town in the Salzach Valley are more than 5,000 years old. Some of these are fire pits in which the copper ore found here was processed.

getting there

By plane

The Salzburg AirportWebsite of this institutionSalzburg Airport in the Wikipedia encyclopediaSalzburg Airport in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsSalzburg Airport (Q251538) in the Wikidata database(IATA: SZG) is approx. 50 km away.

By train

From 1 Bischofshofen station there are direct connections to Salzburg, Villach and Vienna (Westbahnhof).

By bus

In the street

Of Salzburg you can reach Bischofshofen via the Tauern Autobahn A10, Departure node Pongau, alternatively via the B159

By bike (optional)

Bischofshofen is on Tauern bike path

mobility

Map of Bischofshofen

Tourist Attractions

Buchberg Church
  • 1 St. Maximilian
  • 2 woman Church
  • 3 Georgi Church
  • 4 Buchberg Church
  • 5 Mission House St. Rupert, today a humanistic private high school
  • 6  Museum at the Kastenturm, at the Pfarrplatz. Tel.: 43 6462 2972. Archeology of the area, sacred art, Rupertus Cross (copy).Open: Open Wed, Fri, Sat 1 pm-5pm, Sun 10 am-5pm.
  • 7 Bachsfall castle ruins (Pongowe), above the Gainfeld waterfall
  • 8 Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze. The three kings jump is held annually on the hill Four Hills Tournament carried out. The hill was named in 1947 Hochkönigschanze built. The ski jump is the largest of three ski jumping facilities in the Sepp Bradl Stadium stand. It is named after Bubi Bradl, the first winner of the Four Hills Tournament. The ski jumping area is freely accessible except for competitions.

activities

Bischofshofen is located in the middle of the ski areas of Ski Amadé with its 270 lifts and a slope length of 860 kilometers.

shop

  • 1  KARO shopping center, Bahnhofstrasse 4. Shopping mall with 8,500 m² sales area.

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