Bad Hofgastein

Bad Hofgastein is a market city with 6888 population inside the district of St. Johann im Pongau, inside the province of Salzburg in Austria. It is a spa, summer season and winter sports network. The history of Bad Hofgastein goes back to the Roman duration, due to the fact this area became the middle of silver and gold mining on the Radhausberg, in the Angertal and within the Pochkar. Bad Hofgastein is placed at the widest a part of the valley, that is why the agreement additionally have become the capital of Gastein. Here became also the first parish of the valley and the court docket seat of the region Gastein.

So the village was named Hof in the gas stone, later it have become Hofgastein. In the excessive Middle Ages Hofgastein was the center of the products change between Italy and Austria respectively Germany above the two Gasteiner Tauern. On the manner throughout the Korntauern, already evolved via the Romans, tropical fruits, wine and other merchandise arrived on this mountain valley to be exchanged for gold and silver. The marketplace proper become presented within the 13th century.