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Hallein is a town in the Austrian state of Salzburg. It is located at along the Salzach river in the shadow of Untersberg, near the border with Germany. It is the district capital of Tennengau, and has a population of c. 18,800.
Long known for salt mines in the mountain of Dürnberg, settlements in the area have been traced 4000 years back. It was a Celtic community from 600 BCE until the Romans took over in 15 BCE. The name Hallein was instituted in the 13th century.
Hallein was the site of a work camp annex to the Dachau concentration camp in World War II and the site of a DP Camp after the war.
Long known for salt mines in the mountain of Dürnberg, settlements in the area have been traced 4000 years back. It was a Celtic community from 600 BCE until the Romans took over in 15 BCE. The name Hallein was instituted in the 13th century.
Hallein was the site of a work camp annex to the Dachau concentration camp in World War II and the site of a DP Camp after the war.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallein
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Coordinates: 47°40'45"N 13°5'49"E
- Altmünster 52 km
- Rosenheim 81 km
- Wels 87 km
- Passau 105 km
- Erding 117 km
- Landshut 124 km
- Starnberg 140 km
- Dachau 142 km
- Straubing 146 km
- Fürstenfeldbruck 152 km
- Oberalm 2.3 km
- Hinterwimberg 5.8 km
- Almbach Gorge 6.4 km
- Berchtesgaden golf club 6.5 km
- Berchtesgaden 6.7 km
- Krispl-Winkl 6.9 km
- Hellbrunn Castle (German: Schloss Hellbrunn) 9 km
- Untersberg 9 km
- Berchtesgaden National Park 19 km
- Salzburg (State) 23 km