Christmas Nativity Hallstatt

Nativity is a scene from the stories of the birth of Jesus.

Hallstatt is home to the Worldøs oldest salt mine!

The small town of Hallstatt is a unique place of beauty and utility. It is on the shore of the Lake Hallstatt, ringed by the Dachstein mountains.

It used to be accessible only by boat and a small trail over the mountains. The first road was only built in 1890, using rock blasting.

But Hallstatt has been active with salt mining since prehistoric times. A special Celtic culture lived here from 800 BC to 450 BC, the Hallstatt culture, which disappeared for unknown reasons.

The salt mining continued in Roman times but was likely already then supplemented by exclusive tourism – Roman baths were found under the Janu sport shop, see below.

Gere is also a fantastic exhibition of Nativity scenes and figurines!

In 1997 UNESCO declared the Hallstat-Dachstein/Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape a World heritage.

There are abt 750 inhabitants on a whole year basis.