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Wals
Salzburgvillage
Total population
2,971
Demographic figures from Statistik Austria. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Within Salzburg, Austria, Wals stands as a village. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a temperate latitude (47.791°, 12.965°). Public datasets list a population of roughly 2,971. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,186 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 46% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves7,324
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves6,732
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves5,840
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves5,049
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves4,626
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves4,506
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves4,500
- Common ToadBufo bufo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Amphibia4,258
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.7 — 2021-08-161 km S of Niederau, Austria
- M 3.8 — 2019-10-224 km SE of Ebbs, Austria
- M 3.8 — 2008-08-126 km SE of Maria Schmolln, Austria
- M 2.8 — 2008-08-062 km SE of Schalchen, Austria
- M 4.1 — 2008-07-18Austria
- M 3.2 — 2008-06-224 km ESE of Micheldorf in Oberösterreich, Austria
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about Wals
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Open Library