is a town in the Austria n state of Salzburg . It lies on the lake Wolfgangsee in the Salzkammergut resort region, at . The town has a population of 3,453 (2001) and an area of 93.89 km&2.
Strobl has an attractive Baroque church, where Prince Tassilo von Fürstenberg is buried. Strobl was the summer home of the actor Emil Jannings . The famous town of St. Wolfgang is within hiking distance, and common excursions from Strobl include the Postalm plateau and the Schafberg (1783m), which can be ascended via a cog railway, the Schafbergbahn , and Bad Ischl , where Kaiser Franz Joseph I Of Austria often spent summers. The Laimer Family folk musicians are a local attraction. The area is popular for hiking and watersports in the summer, for skiing in the winter, and is well-served with pensions and hotels.
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