Maier

Maier is a village in Pfarrwerfen, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg and has about 298 residents and an elevation of 809 metres. Maier is situated nearby to the hamlet Schmiedegg, as well as near Unterholz.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wasserkraftwerk Werfen and Werfener Hochthron.

Wasserkraftwerk Werfen

Power station

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Wasserkraftwerk Werfen is a power station.

Werfener Hochthron

Peak

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Werfener Hochthron is a peak, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Maier.

Raucheck

Peak

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At 2,430 m , the Raucheck is the highest peak in the Tennen Mountains in the Northern Limestone Alps. To the south rock faces up to 1,000 metres drop into the valley of the Salzach, whilst its northern side descends relatively gently over a broad plateau into the barren Pitschenberg valley where the Leopold Happisch Haus is located. Raucheck is situated 4 km north of Maier.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tenneck and Pöham.

Tenneck

Village

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Tenneck is a village, which is situated 4½ km northwest of Maier.

Pöham

Village

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Pöham is a village, which is situated 5 km southeast of Maier.

Bischofshofen

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Bischofshofen is a town in the district of St. Johann im Pongau in the Austrian state of Salzburg. It is an important traffic junction located both on the Salzburg-Tyrol Railway line and at the Tauern Autobahn, a major highway route crossing the main chain of the Alps.

Maier

Type: Village with 298 residents
Category: locality
Location: Pfarrwerfen, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.46504° or 47° 27′ 54″ north

Longitude

13.21906° or 13° 13′ 9″ east

Population

298

Elevation

809 metres (2,654 feet)

Open location code

8FVMF689+2J

OpenStreetMap ID

node 240055163

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

2605503

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