Zell am See Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
municipality in Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
About Zell am See
The Zell Valley area around the lake was continuously populated since Roman times. In 740 AD, monks founded a village called "Cella" in the Pinzgau region, then called "Bisonzio". The namecellarefers to the private quarters of a monk (a cell) in the context of a monastery. When Zell received the rights of a market town in 1357, it started growing quickly. It was involved in the German Peasants Wars in 1526, and heavy fighting occurred in and around the city against troops of the Swabian League. From the early 19th century, Zell was occupied by invadingFrenchforces during the Napoleonic Wars. The city finally joined the Austrian Empire by resolution of theViennaCongress of 1816. When neighboring townSaalfeldenbecame the capital of the Pinzgau administrative region in 1850, the Zell's mayor
Where to Stay in Zell am See
- 🏨Boutique Hotel Steinerwirt 1493
- 🏨Haus Tipperary
- 🏨Hotel Berner Zell am See ****
- 🏨Hotel Grüner Baum Zell am See
- 🏨Hotel Latini
- 🏨Hotel Salzburgerhof Zell am See *****
Zell am See Travel Guide Sections
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