Salzburg

Salzburg is a state or Land of Austria with an area of 7,154 km2, located adjacent to the German border. With 529,085 inhabitants it is one of the country's smaller states in terms of population. The Salzburger Land — with its primary river, the Salzach — lies between Upper Austria, Styria, Carinthia, Tyrol and Bavaria (Germany). Running through the south are the main ranges of the Central Alps with numerous 3,000m peaks. The Dachstein Massif and the Berchtesgaden Alps border the Salzburger Land to the east and north.