- Salzburg, meaning ‘Salt Fortress’, is a city on the river Salzach, meaning ‘Salt River’, which is in the State of Salzburg in northwestern Austria. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is noted for the singing Von Trapp Family, made world famous in the Musical ‘The Sound of Music’.
- It was known to the Romans as Juvavum and located in the Province of Noricum.
Salt Mines
- Salt made Salzburg wealthy.
- Salt was transported from the nearby Hallstatt and Hallein Salt Mines, down the Salzach river and distributed along the Danube.
- Today the Halstatt Mine is a Museum.
- The Hallein Salt Mine was worked for 7,000 years until recently, and produced Salt Rock Crystals. Today it is closed.
Museums
- Hallstatt Salt Mine
- This is the Hallstatt Culture is associated with the Celtic, Proto-Celtic and Illyrian peoples who lived and worked in this Salt Mine between the 8th-5th century BCE, the Early European Iron Age.
- Cathedral Excavations Museum
- The Museum is closed for refurbishment until 2028, however guided tours are available by prior request.
- Located underneath Salzburg Cathedral at Domplatz 1a, this museum forms part of the Salzburg Museum.
- The museum holds Finds, architectural remnants and mosaics from a Roman villa which was located underneath the Cathedral.
Roman Roads
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