St. Gilgen is a picturesque village by the Wolfgangsee in the Austrian state of Salzburg, in the "Salzkammergut" region. It has 3,753 inhabitants, lies at 545 metres above sea level and covers an area of 98.67 square kilometres. The parish church is dedicated to Saint Aegidius (Latin), in English Saint Giles, which is reflected in the name of the town, Sankt Gilgen.
St. Gilgen is a well-known travel destination. Boats from St. Gilgen sail around the Wolfgangsee, providing transport and views of the surrounding mountains. The hermitage of the original St. Gilgen may be seen, behind a chapel, in the Falkenstein cliffs west of St. Wolfgang and east of Fürberg.
In 2005 St. Gilgen was promoted as the "Mozart Village" by the Wolfgangsee Tourist Board. Although Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart never visited St. Gilgen (as he had intended to), his grandfather worked in the town, his mother was born in St. Gilgen, and his sister Nannerl moved there after her marriage. The village now boasts a first-class international school, the St. Gilgen International School.
Anif Anthering Bergheim Berndorf Bürmoos Dorfbeuern Ebenau Elixhausen Elsbethen Eugendorf Faistenau Fuschl am See Großgmain Göming Grödig Hallwang Henndorf Hintersee Hof Koppl Köstendorf Lamprechtshausen Mattsee Neumarkt am Wallersee Nußdorf am Haunsberg Oberndorf bei Salzburg Obertrum Plainfeld Sankt Georgen Sankt Gilgen Schleedorf Seeham Seekirchen Straßwalchen Strobl Thalgau Wals-Siezenheim
Source: CIA Factbook, Wikipedia
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