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Zell am See is the administrative capital of the Zell am See District in the Austrian state of Salzburg. The town is an important tourist destination known as Zell am See-Kaprun and is a transportation hub for the region.
History
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The area of Zell am See was continuously populated at least since Roman times. About 740 AD, by order of Bishop Johannes (John) I of Salzburg, monks founded the village within the stem duchy of Bavaria, which was mentioned as Cella in Bisonzio in a 743 deed. The denotation Cella or German: Zelle refers to a monk's cell in the sense of a monastery, Bisonzio is the name of the Pinzgau region. Zell received the rights of a market town in 1357. During the German Peasants' War in 1526, the area was a site of heavy fighting against the troops of Swabian League. The Zell am See citizens had not participated in the uprising, nevertheless 200 years later, numerous Protestant inhabitants were expelled from Salzburg by order of Prince-Archbishop Count Leopold Anton von Firmian.
From 1800, the town was occupied by French troops during the Napoleonic Wars. After the secularisation of the Salzburg Archbishopric, "Zell am See" finally passed to the Austrian Empire by resolution of the Vienna Congress in 1816. When in 1850 neighbouring Saalfelden became the capital of the Pinzgau district, the town's mayor successfully strived for relocating the administrative seat to Zell. The town's development was decisively promoted by the opening of the Salzburg-Tyrol Railway line (Giselabahn) on 30 July 1875, starting the annual summer tourism season. Zell am See received city rights on 24 January 24, 1928.
Timeline
- 1879, 15 July - Opening of the Hotel "Elisabeth"
- 1881 - Start of steam navigation with boat "Elisabeth" on the lake
- 1885 - Empress Elisabeth ("Sissi") visits the Schmittenhöhe (mountain)
- 1887 - The municipality takes over ship navigation on Lake Zell
- 1893 - Visit of the Austrian Emperor Franz Josef I
- 1894 - The Grand Hotel is built
- 1898 - Business start of the Pinzgau Local Railway (Pinzgauer Lokalbahn)
- 1906 - Foundation of the Zell am See Skiing Club; first winter sports festival
- 1906 and 1910 - Acquisition of electric motor boats, end of steamship navigation
- 1914 - Railway double tracked
- 1924 - A light plane lands on the frozen Lake Zell
- 1928 - Construction of the tennis courts (used for ice-skating and ice-hockey in winter)
- 1928, January 25 - Commissioning of the Schmittenhöhebahn (up to the Schmitten mountain)
- 1928 - Foundation of a chapter of the Austrian Aeronautical Association (Österr. Flugtechnischer Verein)
- 1930 - Opening of the Hauptschule (similar to a UK secondary modern school)
- 1937, February 5 - Academic World Wintergames
- 1945 - City serves as a base for Company "E" of the 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), 101st Airborne Division. (See Band of Brothers)
- 1952, May 8 - Opening of the Alpine Gliding School
- 1959, May 15 - Opening of Zell Airport
- 1961 - Zell receives the status of a climatic spa
- 1966 - Serious damage caused by thunderstorms; the River Schmitten overflows its banks
- 1968 - Construction of the Spa and Sport Center and foundation of the Europe Sport Region
- 1973 - Ski-World Cup (12 to 20 December)
- 1975 - Rosenberg Castle (16th century) becomes the town hall
- 1976 - Opening of the new hospital
- 1977 - Commissioning of the one-rope chairlift "Zeller Bergbahn"
- 1979 - Opening of the pedestrian area
- 1979 - Women's Down-hill World Cup
- 1981 - Honorary citizen: Dr.h.c. Ferdinand Porsche
- 1981 - Honorary citizen: Commercial Council Dr.h.c. Louise Piech-Porsche
- 1996 - Opening of the road tunnel (Schmitten Tunnel, 5,110 m)
- 2000 - Award ceremony of the Sydney Olympic winners Steinacher and Hagara (Tornado-Sailing)
- 2004 - Award ceremony of the Athens Olympic winners Steinacher and Hagara (Tornado-Sailing)
- 2005 - Naming of the third ship on Lake Zell, the "Schmittenhöhe"
- 2008 - World Hockey Tournament
- 2012 - Zell am See and Kaprun host the Ironman 70.3 Zell am See-Kaprun triathlon for the first time
- 2015 - Zell am See and Kaprun host the Ironman 70.3 World Championship, which is held outside US & Canada for the first time
(Source: Custos Cav. H. Scholz)
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