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Marktgemeinde Hallstatt

Hallstatt, also unofficially Hallstatt am Hallstätter See, is a market town in the Salzkammergut region of Upper Austria in Austria and is located on Lake Hallstatt. Together with the Dachstein and the Inner Salzkammergut, it is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Hallstatt-Dachstein/Salzkammergut. According to findings in an extensive burial ground above the village, a period of the older Iron Age (800 to 450 BC) is referred to as the Hallstatt period. Hallstatt is located in the inner Salzkammergut on the western shore of Lake Hallstatt. On the narrow shore strip between the lake and the steep mountain slope, the houses are crowded close together, some of them even built with piles into the lake.

Regular events

    Lake procession on Lake Hallstatt: On Corpus Christi Day, a widely known lake procession has taken place on Lake Hallstatt every year since 1623. The traditional boats, called "Fuhr", and the "Mutzen" are used as altar boats.
    Hallstättersee-Rundlauf: the Hallstättersee-Rundlauf, a half marathon, has been held on the first weekend in May since 1987.
    Hallstatt Kulturell: is a series of events in summer; every Tuesday there is a concert with free admission
    Salzkammergut Mozart Festival: annual festival in July and August
    Momentum: Hallstatt is the venue for the Momentum congress series, which has attracted about 200 academics, politicians and politically interested people from the German-speaking social democratic community every fall since 2008
    Hallstatt Swimming Marathon: first held in 2011, athletes swim along the western shore from Bad Goisern via Hallstatt to Obertraun.