Altaussee salt mine

Altaussee salt mine is a museum in Styria, Austria which is located on Lichtersberg. Altaussee salt mine is situated nearby to the building Steinberghaus, as well as near the peak Presslwieskogel.

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Type: Museum
Description: Salt mine in Austria
Also known as: “Salzbergwerk Altausee”
Address: Lichtersberg 25, Altaussee, 8992
Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Steinberghaus and Brochener Kogel.

Steinberghaus

Building

Photo: F.Higer, CC BY 3.0.

Steinberghaus is a building.

Brochener Kogel

Peak

Brochener Kogel

Photo: Dromedar61, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brochener Kogel is a peak.

Ruine Pflindsberg

Castle

Ruine Pflindsberg

Photo: Georg Matthäus Vischer, Public domain.

Ruine Pflindsberg is a castle in Styria, Austria. Around 1250 Philipp of Spanheim, the Archbishop-elect of Salzburg, occupied the Ausseerland and the Ennstal in Styria. Ruine Pflindsberg is situated 1½ km south of Altaussee salt mine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Altaussee and Kuhntal.

Altaussee

Village

Photo: Svíčková, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Altaussee 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.

Kuhntal

Locality

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Kuhntal is a locality, which is situated 4½ km northeast of Altaussee salt mine.

Bräuningalm

Locality

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Bräuningalm is a locality, which is situated 5 km northeast of Altaussee salt mine.

Altaussee salt mine

Categories: salt mine, show mine, tourism, mine, historic site, and tourist attraction
Location: Styria, Austria, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.65141° or 47° 39′ 5″ north

Longitude

13.73916° or 13° 44′ 21″ east

Operator

Salzwelten GmbH

Open location code

8FVMMP2Q+HM

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2963021672

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=mine

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

OpenStreetMap attribute

wheelchair=no

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Czech to Slovenian—“Altaussee salt mine” goes by many names.

Czech: “Solný důl v Altaussee”
French: “mine de sel d’Altaussee”
French: “Mine de sel d’Altaussee”
German: “Altausseer Salzberg”
German: “Ausseer Salzberg”
German: “Salzbergwerk Altaussee”
German: “Salzwelten Altaussee”
Slovenian: “Altausseer Salzberg”
Slovenian: “Ausseer Salzberg”
Slovenian: “Rudnik soli Altaussee”
Slovenian: “Salzbergwerk Altaussee”
Slovenian: “Salzwelten Altaussee”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Presslwieskogel and Hochbehälter Steinberg.

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