- St. Gilgen
Infobox Ort in Österreich
Art = Gemeinde
Name = Sankt Gilgen
Wappen = Wappen at st gilgen.png
lon_deg = 13 | lon_min = 22 | lon_sec = 00
Bundesland = Salzburg
Bezirk = Salzburg-Umgebung
Höhe = 545
Fläche = 98.67
Einwohner = 3753
Stand = 2005-12-31
PLZ = 5340
Vorwahl = 06227
Kfz = SL
Gemeindekennziffer = 50 330
NUTS = AT323
Straße = Mozartplatz 1
Website = [http://www.gemgilgen.at www.gemgilgen.at]
Bürgermeister = Wolfgang Planberger
Partei = SPÖ
Gemeinderatanzahl = 21
Gemeinderat = 11ÖVP , 8SPÖ , 1FPÖ , 1 UWL (Unabhängige-Wähler-Liste)
Wahljahr = 2004
image_photo =St. Gilgen is a picturesque village by the
Wolfgangsee in theAustria n state ofSalzburg , in the "Salzkammergut " region. It has 3,753 inhabitants, lies at 545 metres above sea level and covers an area of 98.67 square kilometres. The parish church is dedicated to Saint Aegidius (Latin), in EnglishSaint Giles , which is reflected in the name of the town, Sankt Gilgen.St. Gilgen is a well-known travel destination. Boats from St. Gilgen sail around the Wolfgangsee, providing transport and views of the surrounding mountains. The hermitage of the original St. Gilgen may be seen, behind a chapel, in the Falkenstein cliffs west of St. Wolfgang and east of
Fürberg .In
2005 St. Gilgen was promoted as the "Mozart Village" by the Wolfgangsee Tourist Board. AlthoughWolfgang Amadeus Mozart never visited St. Gilgen (as he had intended to), his grandfather worked in the town, his mother was born in St. Gilgen, and his sister "Nannerl" moved there after her marriage. The village now boasts a first-class international school, theSt. Gilgen International School .External links
*de icon [http://www.gemgilgen.at/ St Gilgen] — community website
* [http://www.wolfgangsee.at/alias/wolfgangsee/en Wolfgangsee Tourist Board]
* [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?ovi=1&zoom=8&mapdata=S74q5O4ZNmXnATtqPU%2bVRR9YkjUaDOaBa3nafvUOL0k2iTAUjz%2bX0zPAqXEYFHDZFdHHGQaU72jgRYY3ygTg7B%2f3VMbvJxg935jNaHw1l3BvbX65Iu8%2fiTBCbxxNB%2b1UHgIqgNJYN8XWsYfprJPnOAZFVKI0rqffDP0yQYS%2fMA%2bo8bwCyMUhTmuMn1jhTh1ErO009oID7Wk6vyTrAnSMsb%2fFgSV7hGTZvcwmISl%2frXOWHlwrISL9kHEG%2boXO%2fqpgWjqC4PNfjljQF1ofzcilan%2fh4MugsZ%2beZZN8fRKfvQJ3JY9%2bNZLBQvTCWeePT%2bqeie%2fdIv%2fLTNu217hWSHi8XzDZmMzFA7Rzv6r96hATZ8Xfhgo%2f8NAuIb6vaP4OPwo6MaJYZWFgY3NjxZMJKFErMQ%3d%3d Map of St Gilgen]
* [http://www.stgilgen-international-school.at St. Gilgen International School]
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
