Sankt Johann im Pongau

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Sankt Johann im Pongau
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Sankt Johann im Pongau
Sankt Johann im Pongau (Austria)
Sankt Johann im Pongau
Administration
Country Flag of Austria Austria
State Salzburg
District Pongau
Mayor Günther Mitterer (ÖVP)
Basic statistics
Area 78 km² (30.1 sq mi)
Elevation 565-618 m
Population 10,259  (13/06/2008)
 - Density 132 /km² (341 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate JO
Postal code 5600
Area code 06412
Website www.stjohannimpongau.at

Coordinates: 47°35′0″N 13°2′0″E / 47.58333, 13.03333

St. Johann im Pongau or St.Johann/Pg. (in Bavarian: Saiga Hòns) is a small town in the middle of the province of Salzburg in Austria. It is the capital of the district of Pongau.

Exterior View Of The Cathedral Of St. Johann
Exterior View Of The Cathedral Of St. Johann

On 24 June 2000 the town of St. Johann completed the Stadtserhebung process and received the official designation of "city" from the Austrian government.

[edit] Things to See

A dramatic gorge called Liechtensteinklamm lies within St. Johann's city limits. This gorge is approximately 4 km long and can be explored via walkways first built by Johann II of Liechtenstein in 1875. This gorge lies on the south end of the city.

St. Johann was also the location of a POW camp operated by the Nazis during World War II. This camp principally held Russian prisoners. A monument to this camp is located on the north end of the city.

About 20 km north of St. Johann, a small portion of a picnic scene from The Sound of Music was filmed on a hillside, in the Pongau town of Werfen. Julie Andrews and crew filmed the opening shots of the "Do-Re-Mi" sequence with the Burg Hohenwerfen in the background.[1] Werfen was also the location for some filming of Where Eagles Dare.

[edit] References

  1. ^ See "The Sound of Music Filming Locations" at The Worldwide Guide to Movie Locations. http://www.movie-locations.com/intromovies/soundmusic.html. Accessed 27 March 2007.
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