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The Hallein Salt Mine, also known as Salzbergwerk Dürrnberg, is an underground salt mine located in the Dürrnberg plateau above Hallein, Austria. The mine has been worked for over 2600 years since the time of the Celtic tribes and earlier. It helped ensure nearby Salzburg would become a powerful trading community.
Salzburg Salt Mine: Welcome to the ancient realm of “White Gold”. Ride the original mine train deep into the mountain! Slide down to a fantastic show on a subterranean salt lake! Follow in the footsteps of the Celts to the very heart of the mine!
Which makes it the very first salt mine in the world to open its doors to the public. Since then, around 5 million visitors have come here to explore this underground world. Active salt mining in the Dürrnberg ended in July 1989, concluding a proud history of 800 years of salt production.
The Hallstatt salt mine is the world's oldest working salt mine. The mine is located within the Upper Permian to Lower Triassic Haselgebirge Formation of the Northern Limestone Alps . The Hallstatt salt mine comprises 21 levels and several smaller shafts ranging from 514 metres (1,686 ft) above sea level (Erbstollen level) to an elevation of ...
Explore the hidden world of Salzburg's salt mines. A day trip filled with history, fun, and the marvels of mining. Your adventure starts here!
In the heart of the Salzkammergut: a family adventure in the world’s oldest salt mine. Prices & Opening Times. Here you can find the prices and opening times of the Hallstatt Salt Mine. Events. Was ist los in Hallstatt: Sonderführungen, Kinderprogramm... Groups. Group excursions to the salt mine - A day trip to Hallstatt. Graz. + −.
A journey into the heart of the salt mountain. In the Salzburg Salt Worlds in Hallein, everything revolves around salt and its significance as the “essence of life”. The interactive journey through time begins with the modern salt production of the present day and leads via the magnificent Salzburg archbishops to the Celtic miners of the ...
