Hallstatt

Tucked between Hallstätter See and the steep Salzberg slope, Hallstatt is a place whose character is shaped by the narrow strip of land between lake and mountain. Houses and lanes follow the shore in the Salzkammergut, a lake district whose terrain has long determined how settlements grew. Above the town, the Salzberg has been worked for salt since prehistoric times; archaeological discoveries here gave their name to the Hallstatt culture, an Early Iron Age culture of central Europe. Hallstatt forms part of the UNESCO-listed Hallstatt-Dachstein/Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape, recognised for the close relationship between Alpine environment, mining and settlement. Discover other points of interest through webcams located across Hallstatt and Upper Austria.

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