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Salzburg zoning map
Enter an address or tap the map. You will see how the site is zoned and what the official code means, from core area to second-home zone.
Tap the map to see the zoning at a spot.
Zoning: Province of Salzburg (municipal land-use plans), CC BY 4.0
What the zoning tells you
Zoning states what a plot may be used for. It decides whether you may live there, run a business there, or build at all, which makes it the first question before any purchase or change of use. The map groups the classes of the Salzburg Spatial Planning Act into these categories:
- Mixed & retail
- Core area, rural core area and village area. Housing, retail, hospitality and offices side by side.
- Industrial
- Operational, commercial and industrial areas plus large-scale retail. For production, storage and big-format trade.
- Residential
- Purely and extended residential areas, subsidised housing and second-home zones. The latter is the only category where a second home is expressly intended.
- Green & protected
- Rural areas, recreation areas, allotments, ski slopes and campsites. Not building land in the narrow sense.
- Other
- Transport areas, special-use areas and tourist accommodation zones. What is permitted depends on the specific designation.
Salzburg plans follow plot boundaries. Streets and railway areas are therefore separate zones, and an address point easily lands on the roadway in front. That is why we look for the adjoining building land within a small radius.
Second homes and tourist accommodation
Salzburg has two categories that are missing elsewhere. In a second-home zone a flat is expressly intended as a second residence; in a tourist accommodation zone, commercial letting to guests is. Both are designations in their own right, not ancillary uses.
That is why zoning matters in Salzburg before buying a holiday flat. Whether second-home use is permitted in an individual case is decided by the municipality.
Where the binding information is
This page is guidance, not legal advice. The legally binding sources are the municipal land-use plans; for building projects and second-home questions only the authority’s statement counts.
SAGIS, geodata of the Province of Salzburg
Limits of this map
- Plot-level detail
- Salzburg plans follow plot boundaries. Streets and railway areas are therefore separate zones too.
- Whole province
- The province holds the plans of all municipalities. This map covers the Salzburg area; the service itself covers the whole province.
- Data currency
- The service returns the currently published state. Ongoing amendment procedures are not visible in it.
- Not legal advice
- For building projects, rezoning and second homes the municipality decides, not this presentation.
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Frequently asked questions
How do I find the zoning for a specific address in Salzburg?
Enter the address above and pick it from the list. The map jumps there and shows the zoning at that spot. You can also tap the map directly.
What is a second-home zone?
A designation of its own in the Province of Salzburg, in which a flat is expressly intended as a second residence. Outside such zones, second-home use is heavily restricted and the municipality decides on exceptions.
What does tourist accommodation zone mean?
A designation for commercial letting to guests, so hotels, guesthouses and serviced apartments. It is distinct from a private second home.
Does this also work outside the city of Salzburg?
The province holds the plans of all municipalities. This map covers the Salzburg area; for municipalities further out, SAGIS is the place to look.
Is this information legally binding?
No. We show the Province of Salzburg’s official open data in plain language. The plans themselves are legally binding, and for a specific project the municipality’s statement counts.
Last updated: August 2026