Saalfelden

SaalfeldenSaalfelden, Austria.

Saalfelden, town, west-central Austria, at the southwest foot of the Steinernes Meer (Sea of Stones) Mountains, near the Saalach River southwest of Salzburg. An old market town, it is also a winter and summer resort and makes textiles, metals, electrical equipment, leather goods, and beer. There are several castles nearby, including the 14th-century Schloss Lichtenberg. The late Gothic Chapel of St. George (1675) is on the south slope of the Steinernes Meer. Pop. (2006) 15,658.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.