From top, left to right: view of Hohensalzburg Fortress, University of Salzburg in front of the Salzach, with Nonnberg Abbey in the background, Salzburg Cathedral, Roittner-Durchhaus, Getreidegasse
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 47°48′0″N 13°02′0″E / 47.80000°N 13.03333°E / 47.80000; 13.03333Coordinates: 47°48′0″N 13°02′0″E / 47.80000°N 13.03333°E / 47.80000; 13.03333
Country	Austria
State	Salzburg
District	Statutory city
Government
• Mayor	Harald Preuner (ÖVP)
Elevation	424 m (1,391 ft)
Population  (1 October 2020)
• Total	157,245
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	5020
Vehicle registration	S
Website	www.stadt-salzburg.at

Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg

UNESCO World Heritage Site
Criteria	Cultural: ii, iv, vi
Reference	784
Inscription	1996 (20th Session)
Area	236 ha
Buffer zone	467 ha

Salzburg (German pronunciation: [ˈsaltsbʊɐ̯k]; German: [ˈzaltsbʊɐ̯k] ( listen); literally "Salt Fortress"; Austro-Bavarian: Soizbuagcode: bar is deprecated ) is the capital and also a district of the Austrian state of Salzburg or Salzburgerland. The population is about 150,000 and is the 4th largest city of Austria.

Its most famous citizen was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Another famous inhabitant of Salzburg was the physicist Christian Doppler who found the Doppler effect which was named after him.