Dürrnberg, also named Bad Dürrnberg, is an

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n village part of the municipality of

Hallein Hallein () is a historic town in the Austrian state of Salzburg (state), Salzburg. It is the capital of Hallein (district), Hallein district. Geography The town is located in the ''Tennengau'' region south of the City of Salzburg, stretching alo ...

, in

Hallein District The Bezirk Hallein is an administrative district (''Bezirk'') in the federal state of Salzburg, Austria, and congruent with the Tennengau region. Area of the district is 668.35 km2, with a population of 61,660 (Jan. 1, 2023), and populatio ...

(Tennengau), Salzburg State. It is the location of the Hallein Salt Mine (''Salzbergwerk Dürrnberg'').

History

The history of Dürrnberg and its territory is closely related to the presence of

salt In common usage, salt is a mineral composed primarily of sodium chloride (NaCl). When used in food, especially in granulated form, it is more formally called table salt. In the form of a natural crystalline mineral, salt is also known as r ...

on its mountains. Previously used as an allocation for nomadic hunters around 2000/2500 years b.C., was used by

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tribes around 600 BC. For the important Celtic bronze flagon found there, now in the Keltenmuseum in Hallein, see Basse Yutz Flagons.

Geography

The village is located on a hillside upon

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river and under the

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mountain range. It lies close to Austrian borders with

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and nearest German village is

Oberau Oberau is a municipality in the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in Bavaria, Germany. Geography Location Oberau is located at the Loisach in the so-called "Zugspitzland". The distance between the village center and Garmisch-Partenkirchen ...

, few km after the frontier. Dürrnberg is 4 km far from

, 20 from

Salzburg Salzburg is the List of cities and towns in Austria, fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020 its population was 156,852. The city lies on the Salzach, Salzach River, near the border with Germany and at the foot of the Austrian Alps, Alps moun ...

and 12 from the Bavarian town of

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Main sights

The Hallein Salt Mine, also known as ''Salzbergwerk Dürrnberg'', is an underground

salt mine Salt mining extracts natural salt deposits from underground. The mined salt is usually in the form of halite (commonly known as rock salt), and extracted from evaporite formations. History Before the advent of the modern internal combustio ...

located in the middle of the village. Opened for visitors in 1994, it hosts a museum and is receptive for tourism, as the other Austrian underground salt mines in

Hallstatt Hallstatt () is a small town in the district of Gmunden District, Gmunden, in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. Situated between the southwestern shore of Hallstätter See and the steep slopes of the Dachstein massif, the town lies in the Sa ...

and

Altaussee Altaussee (; Central Bavarian: ''Oid Aussee'') is a municipality and spa town in the district of Liezen in Styria, Austria. The small village is nestled on the shores of the Lake Altaussee, beneath the Loser Plateau. Occupying an area of 92&n ...

Gallery

Celtic artefacts from Dürrnberg

File:Das Keltendorf in Bad Dürrnberg.jpg, Celtic village reconstruction File:Dürrnberg Keltendorf - Keltisches Haus.jpg, Celtic village reconstruction File:Dürrnberg Keltendorf - Fürstengrab.jpg File:KMH - Schnabelkanne aus Grab 112 unterhalb der Hexenwand am Nordhang des Mosersteins am Dürnberg (3).jpg, Dürrnberg Celtic flagon File:KMH - Kanne vom Dürnberg 4.jpg File:KMH - Kanne vom Dürnberg 3.jpg File:KMH - Grabbeigaben eines Grabes einer Frau mit Fötus, Hallein, Dürnberg, Grab 308, Frühlatenezeit, 375-275 v.C. (1) Schmuckkete mit Bernstein-Ringperle (2) Fibeln (3) Schaukelring (4) Armreif.jpg File:KMM - Fürstengrab 44 Goldenes Schiff.jpg, Celtic gold boat model File:Hallein, Keltenmuseum, 29.JPG File:Hallein, Keltenmuseum, 07.JPG File:Hallein, Keltenmuseum, 03.jpg File:Hallein, Keltenmuseum, 04.jpg File:Hallein, Keltenmuseum, 15.JPG File:Hallein, Keltenmuseum, 13.JPG File:Hallein, Keltenmuseum, 21.JPG File:Hallein, Keltenmuseum, 05.JPG File:Hallein, Keltenmuseum, 20.JPG File:Shoe Dürrnberg Salt mine.jpg, Celtic leather shoe, 5th century BC File:Shoemuseum Lausanne-IMG 7072.JPG File:Dürrnberg Keltendorf - Werkstatt.jpg

References

External links

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