Rif (municipality of Hallein)

Rif ( settlement )
Basic data
Pole. District , state	Hallein  (HA), Salzburg
Pole. local community	Hallein
Coordinates	47 ° 43 '37 "  N , 13 ° 4' 32"  E Coordinates: 47 ° 43 '37 "  N , 13 ° 4' 32"  E
Post Code	5400 Hallein
prefix	+ 43/6245 (Hallein)
Statistical identification
Counting district / district	Taxach
Source: STAT : index of places ; BEV : GEONAM ; SAGIS

Rif is a settlement in the city of Hallein in the Hallein district in the Salzburger Land in Austria .

Today, Rif is referred to as Taxach-Rif in connection with Taxach .

Geographical location

Rif lies on the west bank of the Salzach .

Origin of name

Rif is derived from the Latin word ripa ( shore ). The place name originated at the time when Salzburg belonged to the Roman province of Noricum and the Roman population settled here. The place was given the name because there was probably a prominent and accessible bank of the Salzach here.

Culture and sights

Castle Rif

• The Rif Castle is a castle complex in Rif.

See also : List of listed objects in Hallein-Taxach

traffic

Streets

The settlement is on Rifer Hauptstrasse. If you follow the course of the road, you will reach Salzachtal Straße .

Public transport

The bus route 170 serves some stops in the settlement .

Individual evidence

1. ^ Franz Hörburger : Salzburg Place Name Book , edited by Ingo Reiffenstein and Leopold Ziller, ed. from the Society for Salzburg Regional Studies , Salzburg 1982.