Ramingstein

Ramingstein
Coat of arms
Ramingstein Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°04′32″N 13°50′12″E
Country	Austria
State	Salzburg
District	Tamsweg
Government
• Mayor	Peter Rotschopf (ÖVP)
Area
• Total	94.15 km2 (36.35 sq mi)
Elevation	970 m (3,180 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01)
• Total	1,059
• Density	11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	5591
Area code	06475
Vehicle registration	TA
Website	www.ramingstein.at

Panorama of Ramingstein

Ramingstein is a municipality in the district of Tamsweg in the state of Salzburg in Austria.

Geography

Ramingstein lies in the far southeast of the state of Salzburg at the meeting of the states of Salzburg, Styria, and Carinthia. It is the only municipality in the Lungau that is below 1000 m in elevation. It lies directly on the Mur.

Attractions

• Schloss Wintergrün
• Burg Finstergrün
• Krameterhof - Sepp Holzer's farm is situated on the slopes of Mount Schwarzenberg at varying elevations ranging from 1100 to 1500 metres above sea level. It is the archetype for Holzer Permaculture. The exceptionally harsh climatic conditions in the area are generally considered inappropriate for farming. Nevertheless, he has managed to cultivate a variety of crops, mainly heirloom cultivars, but also exotic plants like Kiwis and Sweet Chestnut.