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Mittersill

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Mittersill is a market town in the federal state of Salzburg, Austria, in the Pinzgau region of the Alps. It is located on the Salzach river, with a population of 5,584 (2001).

It has two large industries, the Blizzard ski factory, and Fahnen Gärtner flag factory, which provide jobs for the local townspeople. It has a fair amount of tourist business as it is near many ski runs, including Kitzbühel, Zell am See/Kaprun, and Gerlosspass.

History

In 1939 in Mittersill a military school for aerial tramway construction was founded. During World War II, a subcamp of Mauthausen concentration camp was located here. In 1943 construction work for a goods aerial tramway across the mountain range started. Part of this tramway included two supports, each was 280 metres high; one was made of steel and the other was made of wood (the tallest ever to be wooden built). As a result of the war, this aerial tramway could not be completed and both pillars were demolished in the 1950s.

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