Bad Hofgastein

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Bad Hofgastein
Coat of arms	Location
Administration
Country	Austria
State	Salzburg
District	St. Johann im Pongau
Mayor	Benedikt Lang (SPÖ)
Basic statistics
Area	103.73 km² (40.1 sq mi)
Elevation	859 m  (2818 ft)
Population	6,727  (15/05/2001)
- Density	65 /km² (168 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	JO
Postal code	5630
Area code	06432
Website	www.badhofgastein.at Coordinates: 47°10′0″N 13°12′0″E / 47.16667, 13.2

Bad Hofgastein is a town in the district of St. Johann im Pongau in the state of Salzburg in Austria. It's in the valley "Gasteiner Tal" and near the famous village Bad Gastein. In the summer it's a good hiking and walking area, in the winter you can go skiing there. It's a village of the skiing area "Gasteiner Tal" which is one of the famous skiing areas Ski Amade, too. The famous thermal bath is the most well-known one of this touristical village.

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