St. Johann im Pongau is a city in the state of Salzburg, Austria. It is the administrative centre of the St. Johann im Pongau District.
Exterior View of the Cathedral of St. Johann
Salzach Valley
Sankt Johann, Center of the town
Sankt Johann im Pongau, view to the town from the station
Salzburg is an Austrian federal state. In German it is called a Bundesland, a German-to-English dictionary translates that to federal state and the European Commission calls it a province. In German, its official name is Land Salzburg, to distinguish it from its eponymous capital Salzburg. For centuries, it was an independent Prince-Bishopric of the Holy Roman Empire. It borders Germany & Italy.
Typical Salzburg Alpine landscape near Sankt Koloman
Chiemseehof, seat of Salzburg's provincial parliament
Stadion Wals-Siezenheim
Ski run in Gastein Valley resort