- Werfen
Infobox Ort in Österreich
Art = Marktgemeinde
Name = Werfen
Wappen = Wappen at werfen.png
lat_deg = 47 | lat_min = 28 | lat_sec = 30
lon_deg = 13 | lon_min = 11 | lon_sec = 20
Lageplan =
Lageplanbeschreibung =
Bundesland = Salzburg
Bezirk = St. Johann im Pongau
Höhe = 548
Fläche = 154
Einwohner = 3085
Stand = 15.05.2001
PLZ = 5450
Vorwahl = 06468
Kfz = JO
Gemeindekennziffer = 50 424
NUTS =
LOCODE =
Straße = Markt 24
Website = [http://www.gemeindewerfen.at/ www.gemeindewerfen.at]
Bürgermeister = Franz Meißl
Partei = SPÖ
Gemeinderatanzahl = 19
Wahljahr = 2004
Gemeinderat = 11 SPÖ, 6 ÖVP, 2 FPÖ,
image_photo = Werfen from castle Hohenwerfen.jpg
Bildbeschreibung1 = Werfen vom Schloß HohenwerfenWerfen is a town about 50 km south of
Salzburg inAustria . It is located in thePongau region, with a population of about 3,500. The best-known attractions are theEisriesenwelt (the biggest ice-cave in the world) andBurg Hohenwerfen (the medievalcastle where the movie "Where Eagles Dare " was filmed).A small portion of a picnic scene from "The Sound of Music" was filmed on a hillside of the village of Werfen.
Julie Andrews and crew filmed the opening shots of the "Do-Re-Mi " sequence with theBurg Hohenwerfen in the background. [See "The Sound of Music" Filming Locations" at "The Worldwide Guide to Movie Locations". http://www.movie-locations.com/intromovies/soundmusic.html. Accessed 27 March 2007.] Werfen was also the location for some filming of "Where Eagles Dare ".References
External links
*http://www.werfen.at
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