Hallstatt-Dachstein Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape¹
UNESCO World Heritage Site

State Party	Austria
Type	Cultural
Criteria	iii, iv
Identification	#806
Region2	Europe and North America
Inscription History
Formal Inscription:	1997 21st WH Committee Session
WH link:	http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/806
1 Name as officially inscribed on the WH List 2 As classified officially by UNESCO Hallstatt (), Upper Austria is a village in the Salzkammergut, a region in Austria. ... Hoher Dachstein is one of the highest mountains in the Northern Calcareous Alps. ... UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established in 1945. ... A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain, lake, desert, monument, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated and confirmed for inclusion on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 State... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 532 pixel Image in higher resolution (1023 × 680 pixel, file size: 429 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Quelle: eigenes Foto Fotograf: Michael Gredenberg (Mike@inode. ... As of 2006, there are a total of 830 World Heritage Sites located in 138 State Parties. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Austria. ... A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain, lake, desert, monument, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated and confirmed for inclusion on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 State... This is a list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Europe. ... A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain, lake, desert, monument, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated and confirmed for inclusion on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 State...

The Salzkammergut is a resort area east of Salzburg, Austria, spanning the federal states of Upper Austria, Salzburg, and Styria. The name Salzkammergut means "possession of the salt chamber" and is so-called because it belonged to the Imperial Salt Chamber, the authority charged with running the precious salt mines in the Habsburg empire. Resorts combine a hotel and a variety of recreations, such as swimming pools A resort is a place used for relaxation or recreation, attracting visitors for holidays or vacations. ... Salzburg is a city in western Austria and the capital of the federal state of Salzburg (population 150,000 in 2006). ... Since Austria is a federal republic according to the constitutional framework of Austrian politics, Austrias nine provinces are customarily referred to as States of Austria or Bundesländer, singular Bundesland. ... Upper Austria (Ober sterreich) is one of the nine federal states or Bundesl nder of Austria. ... jgcfgdcfrtsrtfyguhjihgftrde Salzburg is a state or Land of Austria with an area of 7,154 km², located adjacent to the German border. ... Styria redirects here. ... Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy; also used as the flag of the Austrian Empire until the Ausgleich of 1867. ...

With its numerous lakes and 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 Kaiserschmarren (a sweet omelette), Krapfen (similar to donuts) or Lebkuchen. It was listed as a World Heritage Site in 1997, with this 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."
Water sport most commonly refers to a sport which is played in the water. ... Children bathing in a small metal bathtub Bathing is the immersion of the body in fluid, usually water, or an aqueous solution. ... Two hikers in the Mount Hood National Forest Eagle Creek hiking Hiking is a form of walking, undertaken with the specific purpose of exploring and enjoying the scenery. ... Police officer on a bicycle Cycling is a recreation, a sport and a means of transport across land. ... Greg Norman on the 18th tee at St Andrews. ... Kaiservilla Bad Ischl Bad Ischl is a town in Austria. ... Freshly baked Lebkuchen Lebkuchen are traditional German Christmas cookies similar to gingerbread, which were probably invented by Medieval monks in Franconia, Germany in the 13th century. ... A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain, lake, desert, monument, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated and confirmed for inclusion on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 State... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hallstatt (), Upper Austria is a village in the Salzkammergut, a region in Austria. ...

Regions in the Salzkammergut

Wolfgangsee with St. Gilgen in the foreground

The Salzkammergut' consists of ten regions which also include lakes: Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (2048 × 1536 pixel, file size: 615 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Beschreibung: Herbstlicher Blick auf den Wolfgangsee vom Gipfel des Plombergsteins. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (2048 × 1536 pixel, file size: 615 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Beschreibung: Herbstlicher Blick auf den Wolfgangsee vom Gipfel des Plombergsteins. ... Wolfgangsee is a lake in Austria that lies mostly within the state of Salzburg and is one of the best known lakes in the Salzkammergut resort region. ... St Gilgen is a town by the Wolfgangsee in the Austrian state of Salzburg, in a region known as the Salzkammergut. ... A region can be any area that has some unifying feature. ... Lake Clearwater, Ontario, Canada A lake is a large body of water, usually fresh water, surrounded by land. ...

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

This article is about Mondsee, the lake. ... Irrsee is a lake in the Salzkammergut, Austria, located at . Its surface is approximately 3. ... Attersee is a lake in Austrian Salzkammergut, see Attersee (lake) a town at lake Attersee, see Attersee (town) an Austrian Painter, see Christian Ludwig Attersee This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Kaiservilla Bad Ischl Bad Ischl is a town in Austria. ... Traunsee as seen from Gmunden. ... Fuschlsee is a lake in the Salzkammergut, Austria, located at . Its surface is approximately 2. ... Wolfgangsee is a lake in Austria that lies mostly within the state of Salzburg and is one of the best known lakes in the Salzkammergut resort region. ...

List of towns in the Salzkammergut

External links

• Salzkammergut Tourism
• Tourism site about the region
• General Information on the Salzkammergut and Austria

World Heritage Sites in Austria

Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape (w/ Hungary) | Graz | Hallstatt-Dachstein Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape | Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn | Salzburg | Semmering Railway | Vienna | Wachau Cultural Landscape Image File history File links Flag_of_Austria. ... Elabana Falls is in Lamington National Park, part of the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves World Heritage site in Queensland, Australia. ... A storks nest typical for the region The Neusiedler See (Hungarian: FertÅ‘) is the only steppe lake in Central Europe and is located at the border between Austria and Hungary. ... The Grazer Schloßberg Clock Tower Graz [graːts] (Slovenian: Gradec IPA: /gra. ... Hallstatt (), Upper Austria is a village in the Salzkammergut, a region in Austria. ... Hoher Dachstein is one of the highest mountains in the Northern Calcareous Alps. ... Schönbrunn Palace (Schloss Schönbrunn) in Vienna is one of the most important cultural monuments in Austria and since the 1860s has also been one of the major tourist attractions in Vienna. ... Salzburg is a city in western Austria and the capital of the federal state of Salzburg (population 150,000 in 2006). ... Semmering Railway with surrounding mountain scenery Semmering Railway at Mürzzuschlag, around 1900 Semmering Railway viaduct, around 1900 The Semmering Railway, Austria, which starts at Gloggnitz and leads over the Semmering to Mürzzuschlag is commonly referred to as the worlds first mountain railway, especially given the very difficult... Vienna (German: , see also other names) is the capital of Austria, and also one of the nine States of Austria. ... Stift Melk, Wachau (Wachau is also the name of a municipality in the district of Kamenz in Saxony, Germany: see Wachau, Saxony). ...