Zell am See is the capital of the Zell am See district in the Austrian state of Salzburg. It is the second largest city in the Pinzgau, with about 10,000 inhabitants.
Zell am See is a tourist destination and a transportation hub for the region. The German name "Zell am See" means the Italian "Cella at the Lake".
The Zeller basin is a corridor between the Saalach and the Salzach rivers. The lake is the 68-metre (220 ft) deep Zeller See (Lake Zelle...
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Zell am See is the capital of the Zell am See district in the Austrian state of Salzburg. It is the second largest city in the Pinzgau, with about 10,000 inhabitants.
Zell am See is a tourist destination and a transportation hub for the region. The German name "Zell am See" means the Italian "Cella at the Lake".
The Zeller basin is a corridor between the Saalach and the Salzach rivers. The lake is the 68-metre (220 ft) deep Zeller See (Lake Zeller), with the Old Town in the west, the Thumersbach district in the east, Erlberg in the southeast, and Schüttdorf in the south.
The city of Zell am See is divided into five districts:
The original Zeller See lake was further to the north and the south to the Salzach river but has changed over time into marsh areas. The lake has the shape of a peanut, with an area of 4.7 square kilometres (1.8 sq mi).
The "Hausberg" of Zell am See is the Schmittenhöhe, is a mountain in the greywacke zone (including the Gross Pinzgauer mountains), which is...
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