Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer is a town in the district of Zell am See in the Austrian state of Salzburg. With approximately 16,000 inhabitants, Saalfelden is the district's largest town and the third of the federal state afterSalzburg and Hallein. Early archaeological findings in the Saalfelden Basin date back to the Neolithic Era. A continuous settlement is documented sind the Late Iron Age, when Celtic tribes moved into the region. From the 7th century AD onwards,Bavarians settled the area from the north.
About 100 years later the estates of Salvet on the Saalach river were first mentioned in a register by the Bishops of Salzburg. While they became part of the Carolingian Empire, the lands were incorporated into the Frankish Pinzgau county. The Saalfelden estates were acquired by ArchbishopHartwig of Salzburg about 1000; and by the early 13th century, the whole Pinzgau region was part of the prince-bishops' lands. Saalfelden was first mentioned as amarket town in the mid 14th century. It remained part of With the Salzburg lands, Saalfelden finally fell to the Austrian Empire in 1816. It achieved town status in 2000. Source: Wikipedia
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