Facts About Salzburg:
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Austrian German is widely written. Austro-Bavarian is the German dialect of this territory and widely spoken.
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Traces of human settlements have been found in the area, dating to the Neolithic Age.
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Salzburg is the fourth-largest city in Austria.
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Salzburg is twinned with: Reims, Marne, Grand Est, France; Verona, Verona, Veneto, Italy; León, Nicaragua; Singida, Tanzania; Busseto, Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy; Vilnius, Lithuania; Dresden, Saxony, Germany; Kawasaki, Japan; Meran, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy; Shanghai, China & Jahrom, Iran.
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Salzburg is the capital city of the State of Salzburg
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the 2010 film Knight & Day, Salzburg serves as the backdrop for a large portion of the film.
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The Salzburg Festival is a famous music festival that attracts visitors during the months of July and August each year. A smaller Salzburg Easter Festival is held around Easter each year.
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The first settlements in Salzburg continuous with the present were apparently by the Celts around the 5th century BC.
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Electric Love Festival takes place in Salzburg
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Europrix multimedia award takes place in Salzburg.