Zell am See

Geschichte

Zell am See is the administrative capital of the Zell am See District in the Austrian state of Salzburg. The village is an important tourist destination known as Zell am See-Kaprun and is a transportation hub for the region.GeographyThe Zell Valley is a corridor in the Kitzbühel Alps, connecting the Saalfelden Basin of the Saalach River in the north and the Salzach in the south. Zell am See is located approximately 100km east of Innsbruck and 30km north of Mt. Grossglockner. The Old Village (Altstadt) centre of Zell am See is located on the western shore of 68m deep Lake Zell, with the villages of Thumersbach to the east, Erlberg to the southeast, and Schüttdorf directly to the south.SubdivisionsThe village of Zell am See comprises five cadastral communities: Bruckberg, a residential area including the Zellermoos localityErlberg on the southeastern shore of Lake Zell, including a nature reserveSchmitten, above Zell am See proper, location of many cablewaysThumersbach, an affluent district and seaside resort on the eastern shore, including the summer resort of Prielau in the northZell am See, with the Old Town centre and Zell am See-Süd (Schüttdorf)