Radstadt | |
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 Radstadt | |
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  Radstadt Location within Austria | |
| Coordinates:47°23′N13°28′E / 47.383°N 13.467°E /47.383; 13.467 | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Salzburg |
| District | St. Johann im Pongau |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Christian Pewny (FPÖ) |
| Area | |
• Total | 60.82 km2 (23.48 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 858 m (2,815 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
• Total | 4,823 |
| • Density | 79/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 5550 |
| Website | http://www.radstadt.at |
Radstadt (Central Bavarian:Rodstoud orRodstod) is a historictown in the district ofSt. Johann im Pongau in theAustrian state ofSalzburg.
The town is part of the SalzburgPongau region. It is located in the valley of theEnns River, near the confluence with its Taurach tributary, at the foot of Roßbrand mountain, part of theSalzburg Slate Alps. In the south the road runs parallel to the Taurach stream up toUntertauern, theObertauern ski resort and theRadstädter Tauern Pass at 1,738 metres (5,702 ft), which marks the border with the SalzburgLungau region. In the east, the Ennstal road leads toSchladming inUpper Styria.
The municipal area comprises thecadastral communities of Höggen, Löbenau, Mandling, Radstadt proper, and Schwemmberg.
In the 4th century before the Common Era the area was settled byCeltic tribes, theirNoricum kingdom was incorporated as aRoman province about 15 BC. The road across the Tauern Pass was part of a majorRoman road, leading fromAquileia inItaly to the city of Iuvavum (present-day Salzburg) in the north.
A place calledRastat (i.e. "resting place") was already mentioned in a 1074 deed. The fortress of Radstadt was founded in the 13th century, when the Pongau region became part of theArchbishopric of Salzburg and border conflicts arose with theHabsburg dukes ofStyria; it receivedcity rights in 1289. The town served as seat of the local administration and was of significant value for the protection of the Enns Valley and the road crossing theAlpine crest viaRadstädter Tauern Pass towardsCarinthia andAquileia. Radstadt has aGothic church consecrated in 1417, and a town hall dating from 16th century.
In theGerman Peasants' War of 1524/25, the citizens sided with Prince-ArchbishopMatthäus Lang von Wellenburg and resisted a siege by a peasants' army of about 5,000 men led byMichael Gaismair. The city walls are preserved, including three towers which the besiegers were forced to erect after their defeat. in 1629 theprince-archbishops established aCapuchin monastery here to spread theCounter-Reformation in the Enns Valley. As in many other Salzburg areas under the rule of ArchbishopLeopold Anton von Firmian, theProtestant population was expelled in 1731/32; asExulanten they were granted asylum by thePrussian kingFrederick William I and settled in theGumbinnen region ofEast 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 ofAltenmarkt.
Seats in the municipal assembly (Stadtsenat) as of 2014 elections
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