Firstly, it is in an area possessing immensely valuable salt deposits, and was situated in such a way that it was able to act as a buffer state between its much larger neighbours, the Duchy of Bavaria and the Archbishopric of Salzburg, and to make this situation work to its advantage.
Esiteks on see ala, kus on tohutult väärtuslikud soolalademed, ja sellisena paiknes see nii, et sai toimida puhverriigina oma palju suuremate naabrite, Baieri hertsogkonna ja Salzburgi peapiiskopkonna vahel, ja seda olukorda enda kasuks ära kasutada.