| Bad Hofgastein is located at a height of 2818 feet in | | | | height of over 7217 feet a.s.l., is an inherent part of |
| the district of St Johann im Pongau in the Salzburger | | | | the regional as well as of the national cultural calendar. |
| Land in Austria. The place and its neighbouring | | | | To connect winter sports, especially skiing, with |
| municipalities are amongst the most famous skiing | | | | contemporary-cultural events has been and still is the |
| regions in the Salzburger Land. Normal.dotm 0 0 1 336 | | | | appendage for this festival. At this festival rhythms |
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| mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm | | | | The geographic location of 47.10 degrees north and |
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| mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; | | | | Hofgastein. Furthermore, Bad Hofgastein is located |
| font-family:"Times New Roman"; | | | | about 87 km away from the regional capital Salzburg |
| mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; | | | | which is the birth place of Wolfgang Amadeus |
| mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; | | | | Mozart. |
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| mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; | | | | The site has about 6.700 inhabitants and numerous |
| mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; | | | | hotels in Bad Hofgastein serve up to 145.000 visitors |
| mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; | | | | a year with an accommodation. Moreover, the choice |
| mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; | | | | of affectionately arranged boarding houses and |
| mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} | | | | holiday homes add to the great number of visitors. |
| Bad Hofgastein is located at a height of 2818 feet in | | | | Bad Hofgastein is a very popular vacation site. |
| the district of St Johann im Pongau in the Salzburger | | | | However, all bigger places of the Gastein valley are |
| Land in Austria. The place and its neighbouring | | | | not too far away. Thus, at least in the off-season, it |
| municipalities are amongst the most famous skiing | | | | should not be a problem to find accommodation in |
| regions in the Salzburger Land. In winter Bad | | | | Bad Hofgastein or somewhere around. |
| Hofgastein offers beginners, advanced skiers and | | | | |
| snowboarders everything a winter | | | | The ski resort of Bad Hofgastein offers over 81 km |
| sportsmen’s heart desires. With its fair prices | | | | of marked trails. 28 km are marked as easiest (blue), |
| and great offers even a family holiday is affordable. | | | | 51 km are marked as intermediate (red) and 2 km |
| In summer the region is favoured by patients in | | | | are marked as most difficult (black). 20 lifts cater for |
| health spas and hikers. | | | | a fast progressing. 7 of them are handle tows, 8 are |
| | | | | chair lifts and 5 are gondolas. Bad Hofgastein is a |
| A highlight of Bad Hofgastein is the Snow Jazz | | | | family friendly ski resort. However, also more |
| Gastein Festival which was founded in 2002. The high | | | | experienced skiers will enjoy it. |
| alpine festival, at which concerts take place at a | | | | |