Dorfgastein

Dorfgastein
The view of Dorfgastein from the ski lift
Coat of arms
Dorfgastein Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°14′33″N 13°16′0″E
Country	Austria
State	Salzburg
District	St. Johann im Pongau
Government
• Mayor	Rudolf Trauner (SPÖ)
Area
• Total	54.07 km2 (20.88 sq mi)
Elevation	812 m (2,664 ft)
Population (1 January 2012)
• Total	1,629
• Density	Bad rounding here30/km2 (Bad rounding here78/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	5632
Area code	06433
Vehicle registration	JO
Website	www.dorfgastein.at

Dorfgastein is a municipality in the St. Johann im Pongau district in the state of Salzburg in western central Austria.

History

The following is a timeline:

• 1212: First mention of the use of the Gastein gorge as riding and mule area.
• 1342: First documented mention as ze Dorff in the oldest Gastein mining regulations.
• 1350: The church was founded in Rupert Dorff.
• 1520: The Burg Klammstein administrative center was created, seat of the archbishop's keeper of Gastein, tolls and securing space at the entrance.
• 1735: The first school opened in Dorfgastein (in 1921 electric lighting in the classes).
• 1893 In Dorfgastein a telegraph office was established.
• 1927 Opening of the new school building.
• 1959 Opening of the first Dorfgastein ski lift.