Hallstatt Museum - Hallstatt, Austria
N 47° 33.700 E 013° 38.934
33T E 398364 N 5268467
The Hallstatt Museum has an unrivaled collection of discoveries from the local salt mines and from the Iron Age cemeteries next to the mines.
Waymark Code: WMM1WD
Location: Oberösterreich, Austria
Date Posted: 07/05/2014
Views: 9
Since 2002 the museum has occupied the former Hallstatt parsonage, and the previous holdings of the museum have been reunited with many of the objects which had previously been on display at the Naturhistorisches Museum in Vienna.
Salt mining in the Hallstatt region commenced in the late Neolithic, and on display in the museum are late Neolithic stone axes and shaft-hole axe-hammers, probably of the Bronze Age.
Museum Hallstatt also has an extensive collection of Roman artefacts. These suggests that during the Roman period salt mining was recommenced on a considerable scale and monumental stone buildings were constructed. An impressive stone pediment is on display in the museum. In 1987, extensive remains of a stone building were found when the Janu Sports Store was built, and these are available for public view. The Roman finds include several fine Samian ware bowls.
Theme:
History of the Hallstatt area
Street Address:
Seestraße 56, 4830 Hallstatt, Austria
Food Court: no
Gift Shop: yes
Hours of Operation:
November to March: 11.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m.
(Monday, Tuesday closed)
April and October: 10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. (daily)
May to September: 10.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. (daily)
Cost: 8.00 (listed in local currency)
Museum Size: Small
Relevant Web Site: [Web Link]
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