Dachstein Salzkammergut

World Natural Heritage

Hallstatt - Dachstein / Salzkammergut - UNESCO World Cultural and World Natural Heritage
As a further Austrian entry, and together with Schönbrunn Palace as an individual memorial, and the Old Town complex of Salzburg, since December 1997 the “Hallstatt - Dachstein / Salzkammergut” region has joined the list of the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Sites.

Hallstatt Information (UNESCO Hallstatt/Dachstein)

Hallstatt - Dachstein / Salzkammergut - UNESCO World Cultural and World Natural Heritage
As a further Austrian entry, and together with Schönbrunn Palace as an individual memorial, and the Old Town complex of Salzburg, since December 1997 the “Hallstatt - Dachstein / Salzkammergut” region has joined the list of the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Sites.

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"Charnel House" in Hallstatt

The Hallstatt Charnel House dates back to 1200 AD. There are 1200 sculls kept in this "karner" (room storing bones). The term "caro" is Latin and means "meat" or "flesh".

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UNESCO Convention

The UNESCO Convention for the protection of the world’s cultural and natural heritage! The “World Heritage Convention” was decided upon at the 1972 UNESCO General Conference, to select “natural and cultural heritages” and to record them in a “List of World Heritages”, which is of exceptional interest and value for all of humanity.

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History

The Inner Salzkammergut – a historical cultural landscape since thousands of years

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