Koppl

Koppl

*Koppü*
Koppl Koppü
	Parish church
	Coat of arms
	Koppl Location within Austria
	Coordinates: 47°48′29″N 13°09′20″E / 47.80806°N 13.15556°E
Country	Austria
State	Salzburg
District	Salzburg-Umgebung
Government
• Mayor	Rupert Reischl (ÖVP)
Area
• Total	20.88 km2 (8.06 sq mi)
Elevation	755 m (2,477 ft)
Population (2018-01-01)
• Total	3,472
• Density	170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	5321
Area code	06221
Vehicle registration	SL
Website	https://www.koppl.at/

Koppl (Central Bavarian: Koppü) is a municipality in the district of Salzburg-Umgebung in the state of Salzburg in Austria. In the west it borders on the Salzburg urban area.

Geography

The commune is located in the northern foothills of the Salzkammergut Mountains east of the Gaisberg peak, a recreational area with views over the city of Salzburg. The municipal area comprises the cadastral communities of Koppl proper and Heuberg.

The Salzburgring motorsport race track is located northeast of Koppl.

History

The church of Koppl, mentioned for the first time in the 13th century, was initially a subsidiary of the parish of Seekirchen. For centuries, the manor was owned by the bishops of Chiemsee. In 1823-24 Joseph Mohr (1792–1848), the lyricist of the famous Christmas carol "Silent Night", worked here as an assistant priest.^{[citation needed]}