Thalgau

The market metropolis Thalgau is positioned in Austria in Salzburg Flachgau, which corresponds to the political district of Salzburg-Umgebung, on the border to Upper Austria and has 5938 inhabitants. The discovery of remnants of a Roman villa at some stage in production works in 1953 suggests a agreement within the 2d century. First documented mention of the area and the church may be traced again to the early eighth century. The name Talgov seems in 788 for the first time within the Arnon items directory. At that point, the Bavarian Duke Theudebert donated the vicinity to the bishopric of Salzburg.

The parish church of St. Martin, the important middle of the entire valley, is already stated round seven-hundred with the founding of the village. The gift parish church dates from 1755. From 1547 to 1552, the Salzburg canon Eberhard von Hirnheim officiated here as a pastor. In 1552 he have become prince bishop of Eichstatt; In 2012, a memorial live performance changed into held in Thalgau in his honor. Thalgau was placed at the antique Ischlerbahn and has due to the fact 1943 a motorway connection.