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Sankt Wolfgang on Wolfgang (Aber) Lake in the Salzkammergut lake region, Austria
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Sankt Wolfgang

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Sankt Wolfgang, town, central Austria. It lies on the east shore of Wolfgang (Aber) Lake in the Salzkammergut lake region, west of Bad Ischl. A cog, or rack, railway ascends the Schafberg (5,850 feet [1,783 metres]) from the town. The Late Gothic-style Pilgrimage Church (1430–77) has a magnificent carved wooden altar (1481) by the sculptor Michael Pacher. The town’s Zum Weissen Rössl (The White Horse) inn was made famous in the operetta by Ralph Benatzky. Best known as an Alpine lake resort, Sankt Wolfgang is also a regional market centre. ...(100 of 90 words)

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