Zell am See Attractions
On a peninsula-like alluvial bar in the Schmittelbach lies Zell am See (758m/2,487ft; pop. 8,000), the chief town of the Pinzgau and now one of the principal resorts in Salzburg province (lake side swimming pool, health and winter sports resort). The town was founded by monks from Salzburg c. 740, when it was known as "Cella in Bisoncio". It has a fine parish church of St Hippolyte, originally Romanesque, with two frescos of Apostles (c. 1200) and a Late Gothic west gallery. Also of interest are the Vogtturm (13th C.) in the Stadtplatz with the Municipal Museum, and the Renaissance Schloss Rosenberg (16th C.), now the town hall. To the northwest of the town lies the Kur- und Sportzentrum, with an indoor swimming pool, a sauna and an ice rink. Nearby is the lower station of the Schmittelhöhebahn.
Zell am See-Kaprun - Skiing
Known as the Europa Sports Region, these two areas offer wide-open bowl skiing on the glacier at Kitzsteinhorn near Kaprun and great intermediate runs through the trees at Zell am See's slopes. One ski pass is valid on 55 lifts serving 130 km of runs. A favorite with international visitors, Zell am See has the air of an historic mountain village while Kaprun is a smaller and slightly quieter alternative, both in the shadow of Austria's highest mountain range, the Hohentauern.
Zell am See Tourist Office
Brucker Bundesstrasse
A-5700 Zell am See
Austria
Brucker Bundesstrasse
A-5700 Zell am See
Austria
