Hallstatt

Hallstatt
The centre of Hallstatt
Coat of arms
Hallstatt Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°33′43″N 13°38′56″E / 47.562°N 13.649°E / 47.562; 13.649
Country	Austria
State	Upper Austria
District	Gmunden
Government
• Mayor	Alexander Scheutz (SPÖ)
Area [1]
• Total	59.83 km2 (23.10 sq mi)
Elevation	511 m (1,677 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01)[2]
• Total	778
• Density	13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	4830
Area code	06134
Vehicle registration	GM
Website	www.hallstatt.at

Hallstatt (German: [ˈhalʃtat] ^ⓘ) is a small town in the district of 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 Salzkammergut region, on the national road linking Salzburg and Graz.

Hallstatt is known for its production of salt, dating back to prehistoric times, and gave its name to the Hallstatt culture, the archaeological culture linked to Proto-Celtic and early Celtic people of the Early Iron Age in Europe, c. 800–450 BC.

Hallstatt is at the core of the Hallstatt-Dachstein/Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape declared as one of the World Heritage Sites in Austria by UNESCO in 1997. It is an area of overtourism.