Tamsweg

Tamsweg
View from St Leonhard Church
Tamsweg
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°07′00″N 13°48′00″E / 47.11667°N 13.80000°E / 47.11667; 13.80000
CountryAustria
StateSalzburg
DistrictTamsweg
Government
  MayorWolfgang Pfeifenberger (ÖVP)
Area
  Total
117.36 km2 (45.31 sq mi)
Elevation
1,022 m (3,353 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)
  Total
5,717
  Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
5580
Area code06474
Vehicle registrationTA
Websitewww.tamsweg.at

Tamsweg (German pronunciation: [ˈtamsˌveːk] ) is a market town in the Austrian state of Salzburg near the border with Styria. It is the administrative centre of the eponymous Tamsweg District (Bezirk) and the largest town of the Salzburg Lungau region.