General Information:
- Federal State: Upper Austria (Austria)
- Region: Salzkammergut
- District: Gmunden
- Population: 859 (2009)
- Distance from Vienna:
- Train + Bus: 03:30 – 04:45 hours
- Personal car: 03:30 h (approx. 300 km)
- Car License Plate: GM
- Geographical situation:
- Alpine mountain region
- Mountains: Hoher Dachstein
- Height above sea level: 511 m
- Rivers: Waldbach, Traun
- Lakes: Lake Hallstatt (Hallstätter See)
- Forests: ---
- Climate:
- Humid continental climate (Dfb / Cfb calss)
- Districts: ---
- Known for: Salt mining (bronze age)
Tourist attractions and historical places:
Hallstatt Wappen - Coat of arms
Streets & Squares & Markets:
- Lake street (Seestraße)
- Market square (Marktplatz)
Historical buildings and symbols:
- Hallstatt Culture and Congress Center (Kultur- und Kongreßhaus Hallstatt)
Statues, wells, fountains, doors, chapels, monuments:
- Holy Trinity fountain in market square
- Memorial of Johann Georg Ramsauer
- Memorial to the Victims of the First and Second World War
- Hallstatt World Heritage Museum (Welterbemuseum Hallstatt)
- Hallstatt salt mines museum (Salzwelten Hallstatt)
- Europe’s oldest staircase
Schools and Universities:
- Federal Technical College Hallstatt (Höhere Technische Bundeslehranstalt Hallstatt)
Parks & Landmarks:
- Lake Hallstatt stroll
- Strolling the Seestraße (street parallel to the lake)
- Giant ice cave in Dachstein (Rieseneishöhle) => Almost 15 km from Hallstatt
- Lookout point (5 fingers Aussichtsplattform) in Dachstein => Almost 11 km from Hallstatt
Churches & Religious centers:
- Hallstatt Evangelical Parish Church (Evangelische Pfarrkirche Hallstatt)
- Parish Church of the Assumption of Mary (Pfarrkirche Mariä Himmelfahrt)
Cemeteries:
- Friedhof Hallstatt
- Prehistoric cemetery (Salzberg mines)
Excitement and fun:
- Boat trip (Schifffahrt)
- Underground train
- Salt miner’s slides
- Salzberg cable car (Salzbergbahn)
- Dachstein cable car => Almost 7 km from Hallstatt
- Annual markets (Xmas markets etc)
- Annual festivals (Krampus etc)
- Occasional street concerts
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