in the late 19th century. It was elevated to the status of a market town in 1900 and received town privileges on 24 September 2000. Education In Bischofshofen there are: Elementary Schools VS Markt VS Neue Heimat VS Pöham High Schools: Hermann-Wielandner-HS Franz-Moßhammer-HS Professional Education Polytechnische Schule Privatgymnasium Sankt Rupert TS Bischofshofen der Salzburger Tourismusschulen die BAKIP, Bundesbildungsanstalt für Kindergartenpädagogik Zweigstelle des Musikum Sports The final competition of the traditional Four Hills Tournament in ski jumping is held annually at the Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze in Bischofshofen around 6 January. The large hill ski jumping events at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1999 took place in Bischofshofen. Mayor Hansjörg Obinger (SPÖ) is the mayor of Bischofshofen since April 2014. His predecessor was Jakob Rohrmoser (ÖVP). Politics City Council As of 2014 local elections, the political parties represented in the Bischofshofen City Council are: SPÖ (15 seats) ÖVP (8 seats) FPÖ (2 seats) Twin towns — sister cities Bischofshofen is twinned with: Unterhaching, Bavaria, Germany, since 1979 Adeje, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain Notable people Hannes Schroll (1909–1985), Austrian Alpine ski racer and founder of the Sugar Bowl Ski Resort in Norden, California. Paul Ausserleitner (1925–1952), ski jumper Heinz Oberhummer (1941–2015), physicist Elisabeth Pall (born 1951), alpine skier Patrick Reiter (born 1972), judoka. References External links Municipal site Bischofshofen tourism board Cities and towns in St. Johann im Pongau District