Puch bei Hallein

Puch bei Hallein Buach
Municipality
Coat of arms
Puch bei Hallein Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°43′00″N 13°05′40″E
Country	Austria
State	Salzburg
District	Hallein
Government
• Mayor	Barbara Schweitl[1] (SPÖ)
Area [2]
• Total	21.01 km^2 (8.11 sq mi)
Elevation	444 m (1,457 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01)[3]
• Total	4,675
• Density	220/km^2 (580/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	5412
Area code	06245
Vehicle registration	HA
Website	www.puch.salzburg.at

Puch bei Hallein (Central Bavarian: Buach) is a municipality in the Hallein District (Tennengau) of the Austrian state of Salzburg.

Transportation

It can be reached by suburban S-Bahn railway from the state capital Salzburg and also has access to the A 10 Tauern Autobahn (European route E55) from Salzburg to Villach.

History

The settlement was first mentioned as Puoche in a 930 deed, while the Puchstein Castle was already documented in 822. Main sight is the Baroque Urstein Palace, erected in 1691, now seat of a private academy. Puch is also a location of the Salzburg Fachhochschule (University of Applied Sciences).

References

1. "Official page by the municipality of Puch bei Hallein". Retrieved 6 October 2024.
2. "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
3. "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.