"Salzburg" meaning in German

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Proper name

Audio: De-Salzburg.ogg Forms: Salzburgs [genitive], Salzburg [genitive, with-article]
Etymology: From Salz (“salt”) + Burg (“castle, fort”), from its former importance guarding the salt trade on the Salzach, itself derived from Salz + Aach. Head templates: {{de-proper noun|toponym}} Salzburg n (proper noun, genitive Salzburgs or (optionally with an article) Salzburg)
  1. Salzburg (a city in Austria) Tags: neuter, proper-noun Categories (place): Cities in Austria, Places in Austria
    Sense id: en-Salzburg-de-name-N0jpge3K
  2. Salzburg (a state of Austria) Tags: neuter, proper-noun Categories (place): Places in Austria, States of Austria
    Sense id: en-Salzburg-de-name-~zf5wWp4 Categories (other): Salzburg, Austria
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Salzburger, salzburgisch Related terms: Burgenland, Kärnten, Niederösterreich, Oberösterreich, Steiermark, Tirol, Vorarlberg, Wien
Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 0 0
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