Strobl

Strobl (or Strobl am Wolfgangsee) is a municipality of the Salzburg-Umgebung District (Flachgau), in the northeastern portion of the Austrian state of Salzburg, right on the border with Upper Austria. It comprises the Katastralgemeinden of Aigen, Gschwendt, Strobl, and Weißenbach.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Strobl
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Strobl1.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 300px
Settlement.image_caption: Strobl from the Wolfgangsee, with Mt. Rettenkogel (1780 m) (left) and Sparber (1502 m) (right) in the background. The smaller, nearer wooded hill is the "Hirsl", obscuring all but the summit of Rinnkogel (1823 m)
Settlement.image_shield: wappen at strobl.png
Settlement.shield_size: 80x110px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Austria
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 270
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location within Austria
Settlement.map_caption: Location within Salzburg-Umgebung district

Article

7 sections

Contents

Geography
History
St. Sigismund Parish Church
Politics
Notable residents
References
External links

==Geography== It lies on the eastern side of lake Wolfgangsee in the Salzkammergut resort region, close to Sankt Gilgen and the Upper Austrian municipalities of St. Wolfgang and Bad Ischl. The town has a population of 3,453 (2001) and an area of 93.89 km2.thumb|left|Lakeside ==History==