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.