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| Country | Austria |
| State | Salzburg |
| District | St. Johann im Pongau |
| Mayor | Josef Tagwercher |
| Area | 60.82 km2 (23 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 858 m (2815 ft) |
| Population | 4,892 (1 January 2011)[1] |
| - Density | 80 /km2 (208 /sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Postal code | 5550 |
| Website | http://www.radstadt.at |
Radstadt is a historic town in the district of St. Johann im Pongau in the Austrian state of Salzburg. It is located at the confluence of the Taurach stream and the Enns river, at the foot of Roßbrand mountain, part of the Salzburg Slate Alps.
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A place called Rastat was already mentioned in a 1074 deed, the town of Radstadt was founded in the 13th century, when the Pongau region became part of the Archbishopric of Salzburg, and received city rights in 1289. The town was of significant value for the protection of the Ennstal Valley and the road crossing the Radstädter Tauern Pass towards Carinthia and Aquileia. Radstadt has a Gothic church consecrated in 1417, and a town hall dating from 16th century. Its city walls are preserved, including three towers which were added after the German Peasants' War of 1524/25, in which the citizens sided with Archbishop Matthäus Lang von Wellenburg. In 1731/32 the Protestant population was expelled, they were granted asylum by the Prussian king Frederick William I of Hohenzollern and settled in East Prussia.
Today Radstadt is also a popular tourism resort, with more tourists annually than the year-round population. It features its own ski area, and is part of an extended downhill ski and snowboard region (Ski Amadé) with links with the neighbouring town of Altenmarkt.
Seats in the municipal assembly (Stadtsenat) as of 2009 elections