Grödig

Grödig is a

Geography

Grödig is located south of the Salzburg city limits in the historic Flachgau region, near the border with Bavaria, Germany. The market town is situated on the southwestern edge of the Salzburg basin at the foot of the Berchtesgaden Alps. The peaks of the nearby Untersberg massif as well as its numerous pit caves are a protected area and a popular destination for daytrippers. A cable car leads up to the Geiereck spur at an altitude of 1,776 m (5,827 ft). The market town joined the European Climate Alliance in 1990.

Grödig is home to the multinational access control and security company SKIDATA and the Mozartkugel confection manufacturer Mirabell (part of Mondelez International). It has access to the Tauern Autobahn at the Salzburg-Süd junction.

The municipal area comprises the cadastral communities Glanegg and Grödig. Subdivisions are: Eichet, Glanegg, Grödig, Fürstenbrunn, and Sankt Leonhard.

History

A church at Crethica was first mentioned in a 790 deed issued by Bishop

During the Napoleonic War of the Fifth Coalition in 1809 Joachim Haspinger, one of the leaders of the Tyrolean Rebellion, sparked local uprisings against the French forces which finally were suppressed in November.

Politics

Seats in the municipal assembly (Gemeinderat) as of 2014 local elections:

• Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) and Independents: 15
• Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ): 6
• Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ): 2
• Green Alternative Citizens' List: 2

Sport

The football team SV Grödig competed in the Austrian Football Bundesliga until 2015–16.

Notable people

• Harald Krassnitzer (born 1960), actor
• The Austrian actor and philanthropist Karlheinz Böhm died in Grödig in 2014.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Grödig.

• Municipal site (in German)