Mallnitz
Mallnitz | ||
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Postal code 9822 | ||
Area code | 04784 | |
Website | www.mallnitz.gv.at |
Mallnitz is a municipality in the
Geography
It is situated in a
The municipal area consists of the cadastral communities of Mallnitz proper and Dösen. The northern parts belong to the High Tauern National Park territory.
History
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Throughout the Middle Ages, Mallnitz was a strategically-important outpost on the trade route to Salzburg, especially for the transport of salt and gold mined in the Hohe Tauern ranges. The present-day municipality was split from Obervellach in 1895. The local economy was decisively promoted by the building of the Tauern Tunnel from 1901 to 1907 and the inauguration of the Tauern Railway line in 1909. Car shuttle trains have passed through the tunnel to Mallnitz–Obervellach station since 1920.
Politics
Seats in the municipal assembly (Gemeinderat) as of 2015 local elections:
- Gemeinsam für Mallnitz (Independent): 6
- Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ): 5
Twin town
Mallnitz is
References
- ^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.