Hollersbach im Pinzgau

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Hollersbach im Pinzgau
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Hollersbach im Pinzgau
Hollersbach im Pinzgau (Austria)
Hollersbach im Pinzgau
Administration
Country Flag of Austria Austria
State Salzburg
District Zell am See
Mayor Wolfgang Zingerle (ÖVP)
Basic statistics
Area 76.89 km² (29.7 sq mi)
Elevation 806 m  (2644 ft)
Population 1,157  (31/12/2005)
 - Density 15 /km² (39 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate ZE
Postal code 5731
Area code 06562
Website www.hollersbach.salzburg.at

Coordinates: 47°16′00″N 12°25′00″E / 47.266667, 12.416667

Hollersbach im Pinzgau is a municipality in the district of Zell am See (Pinzgau region), in the state of Salzburg in Austria. The population (as of May 2001) is 1159.

Yearly, in the end of september, it holds a festival that celebrates the time when the cows come down from the alps (where they stay during the warm seasons) to the stables in the city where they stay during the winter.

[edit] Economy

Its main economic activities are tourism and dairy farming.

In 2005 a cable-car that connects the city with the famous skiing region of Kitzbuehel was built, this brought a boost to real-estate in the municipality.