Hallstatt facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Hallstatt
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 Hallstatt
Location in Austria
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| Country | Austria | |
| State | Upper Austria | |
| District | Gmunden | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 59.83 km2 (23.10 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 511 m (1,677 ft) | |
| Population
(2018-01-01)
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| • Total | 778 | |
| • Density | 13.004/km2 (33.679/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| Postal code |
4830
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| Area code | 06134 | |
| Vehicle registration | GM | |
| Website | www.hallstatt.at | |
Hallstatt is a village in Upper Austria. Currently, a little over 900 people live there. It is in the Salzkammergut, a mountain regionin Austria. It lies on a lake.
Because of its position, Hallstatt could only be reached by boat (or by using narrow, difficult mountain trails) for a long time. At the end of the 19th century a road was built. Despite this, even in the Neolithic people might have lived there. This is because there is a lot of natural salt there. In 1846, Johann Georg Ramsauer (a salt miner) found a cemetery from the neolithic age just above the village. A cultural epoch in Europe is named after this. It is called Hallstatt culture. Other finds in the region include a Shoe-last celt (a special kind of wedge, probably used to treat wood). A blacksmith site has also been excavatzed.
Today, the village lives mainly on tourism. There is a copy of the village in China.
Images for kids
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Hallstatt viewed from the south
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"Antenna hilt" Hallstatt 'D' swords, from Hallstatt
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A view of Hallstatt in 1899
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Hallstatt in Winter
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A bronze vessel with cow and calf, Hallstatt
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A bronze container with stand, Hallstatt Ha C
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See also
In Spanish: Hallstatt para niños
