The Pongau is a region in the state Salzburg and identical in area to the political one St. Johann im Pongau district.
Regions
Neighboring regions are Pinzgau, Tennengau and Lungau as well as the state Carinthia. The Pongau is part of the Salzburg Limestone Alps and the Tennengebirge in the north and the Tauern in the south. In between lie the Salzburg Slate Alps, on the slopes of which numerous winter sports facilities have been established. The Salzachpongau is drained by the Salzach, she comes at Loin from the Pinzgau and initially flows through to the east St. Johann and Bischofshofen, then it swings north and reaches at Golling the Tennengau. Through the Ennspongau flows the young Enns, it rises in the Radstädter Tauern, initially flows through to the north Flachau, then further east through Altenmarkt and Radstadt and finally reached at Schladming the Styria.
places
- Altenmarkt im Pongau
- Bad Gastein - in the Gastein Valley
- Bad Hofgastein - in the Gastein Valley
- Bischofshofen - in the Salzach Valley
- Dorfgastein
- In Pongau
- Filzmoos
- Flachau
- Forstau
- Goldegg
- Grossarl
- Huettau
- Hüttschlag
- Kleinarl
- Mühlbach am Hochkönig
- Obertauern
- Parish throw
- Radstadt
- St. Johann im Pongau - the district capital
- Sankt Martin am Tennengebirge
- Sankt Veit im Pongau
- Schwarzach im Pongau
- Untertauern
- Wagrain
- Throw
- Werfenweng
Other goals
background
language
getting there
The Tauern Autobahn is on the road 
the main artery. Other important road connections
- the one running parallel to it 159 Salzachtalstraße from Salzburg to Bischofshofen
- the 311 Pinzgauer Strasse from Zell am See to Bischofshofen
- the
Katschbergstrasse from Bischofshofen to Spittal an der Drau - the 167 to the Gastein Valley
- the
Ennstalstrasse from Altenmarkt to Liezen
mobility
Tourist Attractions
- The Liechtenstein Gorge is only a few kilometers away from Sankt Johann im Pongau
- The Eisriesenwelt at Throw, largest known ice cave on earth
- The Entrische Kirche, a show cave at Dorfgasteiner Klammstein district
- Hohenwerfen Fortress in Throw
- lock Goldegg
activities
- Winter sports: The Pongau is known for its numerous ski areas that are in the region Salzburg Sports World of the network Ski amadé are organized. These include, among others Filzmoos, Flachau, the Gastein Valley, Kleinarl, Wagrain, St. Johann-Alpendorf and Zauchensee. Many of the ski areas are connected to each other.
- Mountain hiking: From simple hikes to difficult via ferratas, practically everything is available, the region has its share of the slate Alps with their gentle peaks up to the rugged peaks of the Limestone Alps and the Tauern.
kitchen
nightlife
In the ski resorts there is usually an extensive après-ski offer that can be used well into the night.
