On the trail of history
Zoom into the Altaussee salt mine and discover how our brave miners saved priceless art treasures from destruction during the last days of the Second World War.
The "Mountain of Treasures": The largest active salt mine in Austria
The Altaussee salt mine looks back on a long and, above all, eventful history: it all began in 1147, the year in which the name Austria was first officially used, and in which salt mining in Altaussee was first mentioned in a document.
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From the Middle Ages via the "Monuments Men" to 1.47 million m³ of brine
The Altaussee salt mine in the Styrian Ausseerland looks back on an eventful - and in some cases even cinematic - history from the High Middle Ages to the present day.
And for once, this story doesn't always have something to do with salt. It has to do with art treasures of immeasurable value, unexploded Nazi bombs and courageous miners from Aussee... Sounds exciting? It is!
So exciting, in fact, that this part of the history of the Altaussee mine has been filmed with a star-studded Hollywood cast.
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