The Alpine city of Salzburg is Austria's candidate to host the 2014 winter Olympics, the Austrian Olympic Committee said.

"With this candidacy, Salzburg gets the unique opportunity to become the centre of attention for sports and the world and bring Austria economic, social and political revival," Alexandra Natmessnig, Austria's state secretary for sport, said.

Salzburg, a mountain city situated in Austria's picturesque western Alps, was a candidate to stage the 2010 Olympics but lost out to Vancouver, Canada.

The 1964 and 1976 winter Olympics were held in Innsbruck, Austria.

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