Sankt Michael im Lungau - Sankt Michael im Lungau

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Sankt Michael im Lungau
federal stateSalzburg
Residents3.500 (2012)
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Tourist info webhttp://www.sanktmichael.at
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Sankt Michael im Lungau

Sankt Michael im Lungau is a market town in the SalzburgLungau.

background

About 100 km south of Salzburg, at the St. Michael exit of the Tauern motorway (A 10), the town of 3,500 people is located on a wide plateau. It is embedded in the alpine mountains of the Niedere Tauern and the Nockberge with seven romantic side valleys, peaks up to 2500 meters high, alpine pastures, sunny plateaus, around 60 mountain lakes, countless mountain streams and waterfalls. Over 50 managed alpine pastures and mountain inns offer skiers, hikers, cyclists and mountain bikers relaxation, rest and culinary delights - many of them also "filling stations" for e-bikes. The valley bus drives to all valleys of the Lungau during the summer holidays.

St. Michael is located in a valley at the foot of the Speiereck mountain. In the south is the Katschberg with the Katschbergpass and the Aineck mountain. The Mur River flows through the south of the market town. Until the end of January 1962 the community belonged to the judicial district of Sankt Michael im Lungau, since February 1, 1962 it has been part of the judicial district of Tamsweg. St. Michael has had a partnership with the municipality of Badleonfelden since 2000.

The districts belong to St. Michael

  • St. Martin
  • Stranach
  • Glassworks
  • Wieden
  • Court
  • Dasl
  • Unterweißburg
  • Oberweißburg
  • fur

getting there

Map of Sankt Michael im Lungau

By plane

The town of St. Michael im Lungau can be reached via two airports when arriving by plane:

By train

  • Salzburg Central Station
  • Bischofshofen and Radstadt train stations
  • Unzmarkt train station
  • Tamsweg train station (via Murau)

In the street

  • from the north: Autobahn Munich - Salzburg, A10 -Tauern Autobahn to exit St. Michael im Lungau or on the B 99 via Obertauern
  • from the east: Vienna - Semmering - Leoben - Unzmarkt - Murau - Ramingstein or Vienna-A1 / Westautobahn to Salzburg and then as above
  • from the south: Udine - Autostrada - Tarvisio - Villach - Katschberg tunnel - St. Michael im Lungau exit

mobility

In winter, the ski buses run from St. Michael im Lungau to all towns and ski areas. The ski bus goes to the ski areas every half an hour.

There are also lines to Salzburg, Tamsweg, Muhr, Katschberg and Radstadt. All points are easily accessible by car. E-bikes were recently purchased for hire and the recharging network is well developed.

Tourist Attractions

Interior of the parish church of St. Michael
Samson move

Churches

  • 1 Parish Church of St. Michael
  • Filial church of St. Martin
  • Branch church Oberweißburg
  • Branch and pilgrimage church of St. Giles

Samson

The Samson has been documented since 1635 and symbolizes an Old Testament figure with superhuman powers - lying in his long hair. He depicts the fight of the Jews against the Philistines, after which he killed 1,000 Philistines at Lehi with the jaw of a donkey. Most of the figures carry such a jawbone as a symbol of strength. There are many myths, legends and assumptions about the giant figure from the Lungau.

This biblical hero figure is the symbol of the Lungau. That is why it is often shown at parties. It is carried on the shoulders of a strong bachelor who knows how to skillfully balance the weight of the traveling figure by means of a frame inside the hollow body.

Troad boxes

The grain box or “troad box” used to belong to every farm. Originally a block construction, it was made with artful "dovetail galvanizing". Since the 16th century it is fireproof bricked and decorated with frescoes.

various

  • Alpine herb garden St. Michael. A garden with herbs and medicinal plants from the Alpine region is located in the center of St. Michael next to the Hapimag holiday complex. Numerous display boards show the application examples and the effects of the herbs.
  • Forest nature trail St. Michael. The nature trail leads into the local flora and fauna and the applied nature and species protection.

activities

Sankt Michael is particularly suitable for skiing in winter. Four of the six Lungau ski areas Katschberg, Aineck, Speiereck, Großeck can be reached directly from the village and the other two Obertauern and Fanningberg can be reached by bus. Cross-country trails are available from 1100 to 1700 meters.

German automobile manufacturers and European automobile clubs regularly hold driver training courses on the ice rink.

In summer the place is the starting point for bike tours as well as for demanding mountain bike routes in the mountains. Hikers can use the valley buses in the region, which often go to the ends of the valley.

In addition, St. Michael im Lungau has a 27-hole golf course.

  • Katschberg Adventure Park, Katschberghöhe, 5582 St. Michael (on the Katschberghöhe approx. 6 km south of St. Michael). Tel.: 43 (0)676 63 70970. Open: mid-May to the end of October daily 9 a.m. - 6 p.m., in winter Mon and Tue. closed.. Adventure park with high ropes course / treetop course with 150 stations for children and adults of all ages, flying fox park;

shop

kitchen

nightlife

accommodation

Cheap

  • Hedwig Kremser, St. Martiner Straße 140, A-5582 St. Michael im Lungau / Salzburg. Tel.: 43 (0)6477 7790, Email: . Private quarters 3 edelweiss.
  • Herma and Peter Lassacher, St. Martiner Bergstrasse 111, A-5582 St. Michael im Lungau / Salzburg. Tel.: 43 (0)664 40 59 023. Private quarters.
  • Irene Löcker, Gerlgasse 126, A-5582 St. Michael im Lungau / Salzburg. Tel.: 43 (0)06477 72 16. Holiday apartments and private rooms.
  • The Ferner family, Sägestrasse 457, A-5582 St. Michael im Lungau / Salzburg. Tel.: 43 (0)6477 7677. Holiday apartments and private rooms.

medium

Upscale

security

health

In St. Michael im Lungau there is a pharmacy and two dentists as well as four general doctors. The Tamsweg hospital is approx. 16 km from St. Michael im Lungau. away.

Practical advice

  • 3  Tourist association St. Michael im Lungau, 5582 St. Michael, Raikaplatz 242. Tel.: 43 (0)6477 89130, Fax: 43 (0)6477 891354, Email: . Open: beginning of December to Easter: Mon-Fri 8: 00-12: 00 and 14: 00-17: 30, Sat 08: 00-12: 00 and 16: 00-19: 00, Sun 8: 00-11: 00 12:00 a.m., June to September: Mon-Fri 8:00 a.m.-12: 00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m.-5: 30 p.m., Sat 8:00 a.m.-12: 00 p.m., otherwise Mon-Fri 8:00 a.m.-12: 00 p.m. 00-17: 00..

trips

  • The is only about seven kilometers south of Sankt Michael Katschberghöhe (1,641 m) with the ski area of ​​the same name, hotel village and an adventure park (high ropes course).

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