Puch bei Hallein

Infobox Ort in Österreich
Art = Gemeinde
Name = Puch bei Hallein
Wappen =
lat_deg = 47 | lat_min = 43 | lat_sec = 00
lon_deg = 13 | lon_min = 05 | lon_sec = 40
Bundesland = Salzburg
Bezirk = Hallein
Höhe = 444
Fläche = 21.02
Einwohner = 4221
Stand = 2005-12-31
PLZ = 5412
Vorwahl = 06245
Kfz = HA
Gemeindekennziffer = 50 209
NUTS = AT323
Straße = Halleiner Landesstr. 26
Website = [http://www.puch.salzburg.at www.puch.salzburg.at]
Bürgermeister = Helmut Klose
Partei = ÖVP
Gemeinderatanzahl = 21
Gemeinderat = 12 ÖVP, 6 SPÖ, 2 Grüne, 1 FPÖ
Wahljahr = 2004

Puch bei Hallein is a municipality in the Hallein district of the Austrian state of Salzburg. It can be reached by suburban "S-Bahn" railway from the city of Salzburg and also has access to the " A 10" Tauernautobahn (European route E55) from Salzburg to Villach.

The settlement was first mentioned as "Puoche" in a 930 deed, while the "Puchstein" Castle was already documented in 822. Main sight is the Baroque "Urstein" Palace, erected in 1691, now seat of a private academy. Puch is also a location of the Salzburg "Fachhochschule" (University of Applied Sciences).