Filzmoos

Filzmoos
Filzmoos
Municipality
	Aerial view
	Coat of arms
	Filzmoos Location within Austria
	Coordinates: 47°26′N 13°31′E / 47.433°N 13.517°E / 47.433; 13.517
Country	Austria
State	Salzburg
District	St. Johann im Pongau
Government
• Mayor	Christian Mooslechner (SPÖ)
Area
• Total	75.71 km2 (29.23 sq mi)
Elevation	1,057 m (3,468 ft)
Population (2018-01-01)
• Total	1,484
• Density	19.60/km2 (50.77/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	50 407
Area code	06453
Website	https://www.filzmoos.salzburg.at/

Municipality in Salzburg, Austria

Filzmoos is a town within the district of St. Johann im Pongau in the state of Salzburg, Austria. Its main income comes through tourism: skiing in winter and hiking in summer. The town is approximately 1 km above sea level. Since 2024, Filzmoos has been home to the International Austrian Yukigassen Championships.^[3]^[4]

Location

Filzmoos sits below the Gosaukamm mountain range, with the nearest major peak being the Bischofsmütze (Bishop's Mitre), so named due to the shape of its double summit. The mountain itself is a popular objective for climbers. Northeast of the town is the Dachstein massif.

Gallery

The river Warme Mandling
Saints Peter and Paul Church
Filzmoos in winter

Notable people

Brigitte Totschnig, former Austrian alpine skier, was born in the town.
Michaela Kirchgasser, former world slalom skiing silver medalist grew up in Filzmoos and still lives there.

References

^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018" (in German). Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018" (in German). Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
^ "International Austrian Yukigassen Championships". www.filzmoos.at. Retrieved 2025-09-26.
^ read, DPA·5 min (2025-02-27). "Cold war games: Austria hosts cult snowball fighting contest in March". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 2025-09-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

External links

Filzmoos website (summer) Archived 2007-09-09 at the Wayback Machine
Filzmoos website (winter) Archived 2007-09-02 at the Wayback Machine

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[1] "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018" (in German). Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.

[2] "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018" (in German). Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.

[3] "International Austrian Yukigassen Championships". www.filzmoos.at. Retrieved 2025-09-26.

[4] read, DPA·5 min (2025-02-27). "Cold war games: Austria hosts cult snowball fighting contest in March". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 2025-09-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)