The University of Portland Salzburg Center
Merianstraße 4
A – 5020 Salzburg
Tel. +43 662 8890748 (Office)
Fax +43 662 877606
E-mail: salzburg<dot>up<at>gmail<dot>com
The Salzburg Center is located in the Salzburg district Schallmoos, in the north of Salzburg. It is close to the autobahn exit Salzburg Nord and the main train station. The old town is within a walking distance of 15 minutes.
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Facilities in the Vicinity of the Center
To attend Mass in German or English please see (Link)
Sports Facilities
In a 3 minutes walking distance from the center there is the Dr. Hans Lechner Park which offers a recreation and sports area including a beach volleyball court, a football ground, and a ping-pong table. On the open grounds one can also play any other sports such as frisbee or badminton.
A small soccer field is within a 10 minutes walk to the Robinigstraße (Link)
More sports facilities close to the center
Boulderbar Salzburg (Link)
MCN Fitnesscenter (women only). (Link)
Fitnesscenter MyGym in Fürbergstraße (Link)
SEAD Salzburg Experimantal Academy of Dance – to take dancing, yoga,… classes (Link)
Bike rental (Link)
Swimming
The pool closest to the UP center is the Paracelsus Bad. (Link)
There is also a swimming club, Schwimmunion Salzburg (Link), offering training sessions at the AYA Bad (Link), where you can also train individually.
Medical Facilities
In a 5 minutes walking distance the new medical center houses a general practitioner, Dr. Peter Zimmermann, (office hours: Mondays 7.30am-12.00pm, 3.00-5.00pm, Tuesdays and Wednesdays 7.30am – 12.00pm, Thursdays 3.00 – 5.00pm, 3.00-4.30pm, Fridays 7.30-10.00am).
The “Hausarzt Notdienst Zentrum” (Link) offers medical care at nighttimes, weekends, and public holidays (Link).
The Raiffeisen Bank Schallmoos (Link) is situated on Vogelweiderstraße within a 5 minutes walking distance. ATM service is available 24/7.
Shopping
Eurospar – Sterneckstraße: biggest food shopping store within a small shopping center (book store, hair dresser, clothes store) (Link)
Denn’s – opposite Eurospar; organic food market (Link)
Billa – grocery store in Vogelweiderstraße (Link)
Norma – discount grocery store in Breitenfelderstraße (Link)
Schranne – is a weekly market named after the alley Schrannengasse where it is situated. Farmers from Salzburg offer their products every Thursday from 5am-13pm. (Link)
Pagro – Sterneckstraße; discount store for stationary and school supplies (Link)
Salzburg main train station – within a 15 minutes walking distance, provides shopping opportunities in the Spar market from 7 am to 11 pm 7 days a week. Opposite the train station the Forum 1 (Link) shopping center offers a large variety of stores.