Mittersill#

Mittersill, province of Salzburg, market town in the district of Zell am See, alt. 790 m, pop. 5,427, area 132.04 km2, bi-seasonal tourist resort (352,438 overnight stays) on the Salzach river, where the Felbertal valley joins the Salzach valley, main town in the Oberpinzgau region, traffic junction (Felbertauern, Pass Thurn, Gerlos and Mittersill); National Park Hohe Tauern. - Local court, Felbertal landwehr camp of the Austrian Army, forestry enterprise of the Oesterreichische Bundesforste AG (Austrian Federal Forests), Austrian mountain rescue squad, local health and insurance office, hospital, Protestant pastoral care station, Bundes-Oberstufen-Realgymnasium (secondary school); 2,499 persons employed (1991), mixed economic structure, mainly trade; service sector: personal, social and public services, restaurant business; production sector ("Industrial Area West"): Blizzard ski factory, flag factory, furniture production and trade, building and construction industry, the mining of wolfram ores recommenced in 1996. -Town foundation planned in the 13th century, first documented mention 1357. Baroque parish church (1747-1749) with stained glass (1840), high altar with altarpiece panel by D. Mascagni (around 1618) and Rococo pulpit (1765); Baroque St. Anna Church (1751) with ceiling painting by C. A. Mayr (1753); M. Castle (first documented mention 1180) rebuilt after a fire in 1938, with late Gothic chapel (winged altar, 15th century) in the "Hexenturm" ("Witch Tower"); Einoedberg Castle (in Rettenbach, oldest part 13th century, reconstructed 15th century); in Felben, St. Nicholas Church with mainly Romanesque nave, pilgrimage chapel of Maria am Anger; Felberturm tower (first documented mention 1332, today museum of local history and culture); Tauernhaus farmhouse (built 16th century).

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