Grödig

Grödig is a market town of Salzburg-Umgebung District in the state of Salzburg in Austria.

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Settlement.name: Grödig
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Grödig - Ortsansicht.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: South-southeast view of Grödig
Settlement.image_shield: Wappen at groedig.png
Settlement.shield_size: 80x110px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Austria Salzburg#Austria
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 270
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location within Austria
Settlement.map_caption: Location within Salzburg-Umgebung district
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State

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Grödig is a market town of Salzburg-Umgebung District in the state of Salzburg in Austria.

== Geography== thumb|left|Salzburg basin and Untersberg Grödig is located south of the Salzburg city limits in the historic Flachgau region, near the border with Bavaria, Germany. The market town is situated on the southwestern edge of the Salzburg basin at the foot of the Berchtesgaden Alps. The peaks of the nearby Untersberg massif as well as its numerous pit caves are a protected area and a popular destination for daytrippers. A cable car leads up to the Geiereck spur at an altitude of . The market town joined the European Climate Alliance in 1990.