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Salzkammergut
The
Salzkammergut
is a
resort
area located in
Austria
. It stretches from the City of
Salzburg
eastwards along the Austrian
Alpine Foreland
and the
Northern Limestone Alps
to the peaks of the
Dachstein Mountains
, spanning the
federal states
of
Upper Austria
,
Salzburg
, and
Styria
. The main river of the region is the
Traun
, a right tributary of the
Danube
. The name
Salzkammergut
literally means "Estate of the Salt Chamber" and derives from the
Imperial
Salt Chamber, the authority charged with running the precious
salt
mines of the
Habsburg Monarchy
. It is a
UNESCO World Heritage Site
.
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