Salzkammergut hotels

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 donuts) 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."

The Salzkammergut consists of ten regions which also include lakes:

Altaussee

720 - 1800

1897

Altmünster

9485

Attersee

469

1500

Aurach am Hongar

498

1585

Bad Aussee

650 - 1500

5037

Bad Goisern

504

8462

Bad Ischl

468

16680

Summer residence of Emperor Franz Joseph

Bad Mitterndorf

812

3035

Location of the largest natural ski-jump, Kulm

Bad Wimsbach-Neydharting

385

2300

Ebenau

607

1352

Ebensee

425

8734

Faistenau

786

2900

Frankenmarkt

536

3500

Fuschl am See

670

1323

Gmunden

425

15075

Gosau

767

2000

Grünau

528

2100

Grundlsee

712

1218

Gschwandt

523

2500

Hallstatt

508

950

World Heritage Site

Hintersee

746

460

Hof bei Salzburg

730

3600

Innerschwand

520

1046

Koppl

750

3044

Laakirchen

441

9133

A natural preserve and Mud Spa is situated here, the Moorbad Gmös

Mondsee

481

3100

Nussdorf am Attersee

500

1120

Oberhofen am Irrsee

573

1335

Obertraun

514

764

Oberwang

572

1572

Pichl-Kainisch

803

782

Pinsdorf

493

3585

Scharnstein

501

4876

Schörfling am Attersee

510

3163

Schwanenstadt

389

4330

Seewalchen am Attersee

495

4977

Steinbach am Attersee

509

1003

Sankt Georgen im Attergau

540

6546

Sankt Lorenz

486

2008

St. Gilgen

542

3706

Mozart's mother was born here (and the birth house has been preserved), and his sister also lived here.

Sankt Konrad

585

1033

Straß

579

1498

Strobl

542

3466

St. Wolfgang

540

2797

Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl used to spend his summer holidays here

Tauplitz

900 - 2000

1005

Thalgau

545

5200

Tiefgraben

550

2950

Traunkirchen

422

1775

Unterach am Attersee

468

1500

Vöcklabruck

433

12000

The Gateway to the Salzkammergut

Vöcklamarkt

488

5000

Weyregg am Attersee

482

1503

Zell am Moos

573

1400

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

Source: CIA Factbook, Wikipedia

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