Sankt Johann im Pongau
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| Country | Austria |
| State | Salzburg |
| District | Pongau |
| Mayor | Günther Mitterer (ÖVP) |
| Area | 78 km2 (30 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 565-618 m |
| Population | 10,729 (1 January 2011)[1] |
| - Density | 138 /km2 (356 /sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | JO |
| Postal code | 5600 |
| Area code | 06412 |
| Website | www.stjohannimpongau.at |
St. Johann im Pongau or St.Johann/Pg. (in Bavarian: Saiga Håns or Sainig Håns) is a small town in the middle of the province of Salzburg in Austria. It is the capital of the district of Pongau.
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[edit] History
On 24 June 2000 the town of St. Johann completed the Stadtserhebung process and received the official designation of "city" from the Austrian government.
[edit] Main sights
A dramatic gorge called Liechtensteinklamm lies within St. Johann's city limits. This gorge is approximately 4 km long and can be explored via walkways first built by Johann II of Liechtenstein in 1875. This gorge lies on the south end of the city.
St. Johann was also the location of a POW camp operated by the Nazis during World War II. This camp principally held Russian prisoners. A monument to this camp is located on the north end of the city.
About 20 km north of St. Johann, a small portion of a picnic scene from The Sound of Music was filmed on a hillside, in the Pongau town of Werfen. Julie Andrews and crew filmed the opening shots of the "Do-Re-Mi" sequence with the Burg Hohenwerfen in the background.[2] Werfen was also the location for some filming of Where Eagles Dare.
[edit] References
- ^ Statistik Austria - Bevölkerung zu Jahres- und Quartalsanfang, 2011-01-01.
- ^ See "The Sound of Music Filming Locations" at The Worldwide Guide to Movie Locations. http://www.movie-locations.com/intromovies/soundmusic.html. Accessed 27 March 2007.
[edit] External links
Media related to St. Johann im Pongau at Wikimedia Commons
[edit] Gallery
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Sankt Johann im Pongau, view to the town from the station
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Sankt Johann im Pongau, street near the town hall
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