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Lofer is a market town in the Austrian state of Salzburg, located in the Pinzgau Saalach Valley.

Culture and sights

Catholic parish church Lofer Hll. Maria and Leonhard
Protestant Church of the Holy Cross
oldest plague column in Salzburg province (1564)
Fortress Pass Strub: former border fortification from 1809 on the border to Tyrol, which was uncovered in 1983/84.
the Triftsteig trail through the Teufelsschlucht gorge
the Auer Kirchlein in Au (built as a chapel in 1494; further reconstructions in 1869, 1720 and 1777)

Regular events

Line-up of the harvest thanksgiving march in front of the inn "Zum Schweizer

Harvest festival on the first Sunday of October
Saalachtaler Bladlfest mid September
Lofer market festival mid-July - August

The sex comedy Alpenglüh'n im Dirndlrock was filmed in Lofer in 1974. In the film, the town is called "Vögelbrunn" and is located in Bavaria.