Radstadt
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| Coordinates: 47°23′N 13°28′E / 47.383°N 13.467°ECoordinates: 47°23′N 13°28′E / 47.383°N 13.467°E | ||
| Country | Austria | |
| State | Salzburg | |
| District | St. Johann im Pongau | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Josef Tagwercher | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 60.82 km2 (23.48 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 858 m (2,815 ft) | |
| Population (1 January 2016) | ||
| • Total | 4,941 | |
| • Density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+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.
The town is part of the Salzburg Pongau region. It is located on the Enns River, near the confluence with its Taurach tributary, at the foot of Roßbrand mountain, part of the Salzburg Slate Alps.
In the south the road runs parallel to the Taurach stream up to Untertauern, Obertauern and the Radstädter Tauern Pass at 1,738 metres (5,702 ft), which marks the border with the Salzburg Lungau region.
In the 4th century before the Common Era the area was settled by Celtic tribes, their Noricum kingdom was incorporated as a Roman province about 15 BC. The road across the Tauern Pass was part of a major Roman road, leading from Aquileia in Italy to the city of Iuvavum (present-day Salzburg) in the north.
A place called Rastat (i.e. "resting place") 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 Alpine crest via Radstädter Tauern Pass towards Carinthia and Aquileia. Radstadt has a Gothic church consecrated in 1417, and a town hall dating from 16th century.
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