Dienten am Hochkönig
Place in Salzburg, Austria
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Dienten am Hochkönig (German pronunciation: [ˈdiə̯ntn̩] ⓘ) is a municipality in the district of Zell am See (Pinzgau region), in the state of Salzburg in Austria. The population (as of May 2001) is 800.
Dienten is also part of the High King Mountain Ski Area.
Geography
The municipality is located in the Pinzgau in the Salzburgerland at the foot of the Hochkoenig mountain. (2,943m)
History
Dienten was first mentioned in 963. Since the Medieval age, there was an iron mine in the region of Dienten which was abandoned in 1864.
Accommodation
- Hotel Übergossene Alm
Notable people
- Johann Oberreiter (1807–1865): former mayor of Werfen and convicted murderer
- Sepp Haider (born 1953): rally driver
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Municipalities in the district of Zell am See
- Bramberg am Wildkogel
- Bruck an der Großglocknerstraße
- Dienten am Hochkönig
- Fusch an der Großglocknerstraße
- Hollersbach im Pinzgau
- Kaprun
- Krimml
- Lend
- Leogang
- Lofer
- Maishofen
- Maria Alm
- Mittersill
- Neukirchen am Großvenediger
- Niedernsill
- Piesendorf
- Rauris
- Saalbach-Hinterglemm
- Saalfelden
- St. Martin bei Lofer
- Stuhlfelden
- Taxenbach
- Unken
- Uttendorf
- Viehhofen
- Wald im Pinzgau
- Weißbach bei Lofer
- Zell am See
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