Krimml

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Krimml

Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Austria
State	Salzburg
District	Zell am See
Mayor	Erich Czerny (ÖVP)
Basic statistics
Area	169.21 km² (65.3 sq mi)
Elevation	1,067 m (3501 ft)
Population	876 (31/12/2005)
- Density	5 /km² (13 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	ZE
Postal code	5743
Area code	06564
Website	www.krimml.at Coordinates: 47°13′06″N 12°10′24″E / 47.21833, 12.17333

A small part of the Krimmler Falls. Scale is given by the people on the right.

Krimml is a municipality in the federal state of Salzburg, Austria, in the Pinzgau region. It is located 54 km from the administrative center of the district, Zell am See. Krimml is situated at an elevation of 1,067 m above sea level, with a population of 886 (2001).

The source of the Salzach river is located north of Krimml, at an elevation of 2,300 m above sea level. Krimml is well known for the Krimmler Falls. With a total drop of 380 m these waterfalls are among Europe's highest.