Historic Centre of Salzburg
Also known as Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg, Altstadt Salzburg
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iv), (vi).
Region
Europe and North America
Austria
Inscribed
1996
Area
236 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Historic Centre of Salzburg is in Salzburg. The nearest other World Heritage site is Ludwig II's Palaces, about 50 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Salzburg · about 206,000 peopleat the site
- Rosenheim · about 93,000 peopleabout 70 km west
- Passau · about 51,000 peopleabout 90 km north
- Linz · about 349,000 peopleabout 110 km north-east
- Munich · about 1,275,000 peopleabout 120 km west
- Innsbruck · about 155,000 peopleabout 140 km south-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
GermanyCultural49 km away
AustriaCultural52 km away
CzechiaCultural147 km away
GermanyCultural153 km away
CzechiaCultural158 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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