Tamsweg

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Tamsweg
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Tamsweg
Tamsweg (Austria)
Tamsweg
Administration
Country Flag of Austria Austria
State Salzburg
District Tamsweg
Mayor Alois Lankmayer (ÖVP)
Basic statistics
Area 117.36 km² (45.3 sq mi)
Elevation 1,022 m  (3353 ft)
Population 5,830  (31/12/2005)
 - Density 50 /km² (129 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate TA
Postal code 5580
Area code 06474
Website www.tamsweg.at

Coordinates: 47°07′00″N 13°48′00″E / 47.116667, 13.8

Tamsweg is a market town in the district of Lungau, in Land Salzburg. It is located in the driest basin in Austria, and has a population of 5,936 people.

First mentioned in a document dated 1160, it was incorporated during the 15th century.

The mayor of the town is Alois Lankmayer (ÖVP), vice-mayors are Klaus Repetschnigg (SPÖ) and Richard Rainer (ÖVP).

Tamsweg is notable for its quirky annual processions of a Samson figure.

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Municipalities in district Tamsweg