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Hallstatt, Austria

This village is located in remote alpine areas.

The unique, UNESCO-protected Lake Hallstatt and lush mountains, towering directly from the shore.
The thousand-year tradition of salt mining town made prosperous – are all preserved, as in the best of times. Especially good in the central square, among the ivy-covered buildings.

Hallstatt, Upper Austria, is a village in the Salzkammergut, a region in Austria. It is located on the eastern shore of the Hallstätter See. At the 2001 census, it had 946 inhabitants. Alexander Scheutz has been mayor of Hallstatt since 2009.

Hallstatt is known for its production of salt, dating back to prehistoric times, and gave its name to the Hallstatt culture, a culture often linked to Celtic, Proto-Celtic, and pre-Illyrian peoples in Early Iron Age Europe, c.800–450 BC. Some of the earliest archaeological evidence for the Celts was found in Hallstatt.

Situated in the south-western shore of the Hallstätter See, the town lies in the geographical region of Salzkammergut, on the national road linking Salzburg and Graz.

Salt was a valuable resource, so the region was historically very wealthy. It is possible to tour the world’s first known salt mine named Salzwelten, located above downtown Hallstatt.