Bischofshofen

Bischofshofen () is a town in the district of St. Johann im Pongau in the Austrian federal state of Salzburg. It is an important traffic junction located both on the Salzburg-Tyrol Railway line and at the Tauern Autobahn, a major highway route crossing the main chain of the Alps.

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Bischofshofen is a town in Salzburg, Austria, located in the district of St. Johann im Pongau. It is significant as a major traffic hub, serving as a key junction for both the Salzburg-Tyrol Railway and the Tauern Autobahn, an important highway that crosses the Alps.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Bischofshofen
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Bischofshofen Salzburg.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: View over Bischofshofen
Settlement.image_shield: AT_Bischofshofen_COA.svg
Settlement.image_flag: Banner_Bischofshofen.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 80x110px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Austria
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 270
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location within Austria
Settlement.map_caption: Location within St. Johann im Pongau district
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Austria
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Salzburg
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: St. Johann im Pongau
Settlement.parts_style: para

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Geography
Villages in Bischofshofen and population
History
Education
Sports
Mayor
Politics
City Council
Twin towns — sister cities
Notable people
Sport
References
External links

==Geography== Bischofshofen is situated within the Northern Limestone Alps, in the valley of the Salzach river, about south of the state capital Salzburg. It is surrounded by the Hochkönig massif in the west, part of the Berchtesgaden Alps, the Tennen Mountains in the northeast, and the Salzburg Slate Alps in the southeast.

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