Salzkammergut

Hallstatt-Dachstein / Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape*
UNESCO World Heritage Site
State Party	Austria
Type	Cultural
Criteria	iii, iv
Reference	806
Region**	Europe and North America
Inscription history
Inscription	1997  (21st Session)
* Name as inscribed on World Heritage List. ** Region as classified by UNESCO.

The Salzkammergut is a resort area located in Austria. It stretches from City of Salzburg to the Dachstein mountain range, spanning the federal states of Upper Austria (80%), Salzburg (7%), and Styria (13%). The main river of the region is the Traun, a tributary of the Danube. The name Salzkammergut means "Estate of the Salt Chamber" and derives from the Imperial Salt Chamber, the authority charged with running the precious salt mines in the Habsburg empire.

With its numerous lakes and mountains, the Salzkammergut offers many opportunities to take part in water sports, bathing, hiking, cycling and golf as well as relaxing around lakes such as the Grundlsee or Toplitzsee. The Katrinalm, an alpine pasture, is found near Bad Ischl. Typical Salzkammergut culinary specialities include dishes such as Kaiserschmarrn (cut-up and sugared pancake with raisins), Krapfen (similar to doughnuts) or Lebkuchen (gingerbread).

Large parts of the region were listed as a World Heritage Site in 1997, with the description: "Human activity in the magnificent natural landscape of the Salzkammergut began in prehistoric times, with the salt deposits being exploited as early as the 2nd millennium B.C. This resource formed the basis of the area's prosperity up to the middle of the 20th century, a prosperity that is reflected in the fine architecture of the town of Hallstatt."

Regions in the Salzkammergut

Wolfgangsee with St. Gilgen in the foreground

The Salzkammergut consists of ten regions which also include lakes:

• Ausseerland
• Inner Salzkammergut
• Mondseeland - Mondsee / Irrsee
• Almtal
• Attersee
• Attergau
• Bad Ischl
• Traunsee
• Fuschlsee
• Wolfgangsee

Towns and municipalities in the Salzkammergut

External links

• Salzkammergut Tourism
• Tourism site about the region
• Romantikhotel "Im Weißen Rössl"

v • d • e World Heritage Sites in Austria Cultural Landscape of Fertö / Neusiedlersee (with Hungary) · Historic Centre of the City of Graz · Cultural Landscape of Hallstatt-Dachstein Salzkammergut · Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn · Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg · Semmering railway · Historic Centre of Vienna · Cultural Landscape of Wachau

Coordinates: 47°33′34″N 13°38′47″E / 47.5594444544°N 13.6463888989°E / 47.5594444544; 13.6463888989