Editing Hallstatt (section)

{{short description|Town in Gmunden, Upper Austria}}
{{Distinguish|Hallstadt}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name            = Hallstatt
| settlement_type = [[Municipality (Austria)|Municipality]]
| image_skyline   = Hallstatt - Zentrum .JPG
| imagesize       = 300px
| image_caption   = The centre of Hallstatt
| image_shield    = Hallstatt Coat of Arms.svg
| shield_size     = 80x110px
| shield_link     = 
| pushpin_map         = Austria
| pushpin_mapsize     = 271
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within Austria
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| map_alt             =
| map_caption         = Location within Gmunden district
| coordinates       = {{coord|47.562|N|13.649|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type  = Country
| subdivision_name  = [[Austria]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States of Austria|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Upper Austria]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[District (Austria)|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Gmunden District|Gmunden]]
| parts_type        = 
| parts_style       = para
| p1                = 
| leader_title  = [[Burgomaster|Mayor]]
| leader_name   = Alexander Scheutz
| leader_party  = {{Polparty|Austria| [[Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs|SPÖ]] }}
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| area_footnotes   = {{Austria population Wikidata|area_footnotes}}
| area_total_km2   = {{Austria population Wikidata|area_total_km2}}
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| elevation_m      = 511
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| population_as_of = {{Austria population Wikidata|population_as_of}}
| population_footnotes = {{Austria population Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
| population_total = {{Austria population Wikidata|population_total}}
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| established_date  = 
| timezone          = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| timezone_DST      = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset        = +1
| utc_offset_DST    = +2
| registration_plate = [[Vehicle registration plates of Austria|GM]]
| postal_code_type   = [[List of postal codes in Austria|Postal code]]
| postal_code        = 4830
| area_code_type = [[Telephone numbers in Austria|Area code]]
| area_code      = 06134
| website   = [http://www.hallstatt.at/ www.hallstatt.at]
| footnotes = 
}}

'''Hallstatt''' ({{IPA|de|ˈhalʃtat|lang|de-Hallstatt.ogg}}) is a small town in the district of [[Gmunden District|Gmunden]], in the [[Austria]]n state of [[Upper Austria]]. Situated between the southwestern shore of [[Hallstätter See]] and the steep slopes of the [[Dachstein]] massif, the town lies in the [[Salzkammergut]] region, on the national road linking [[Salzburg]] and [[Graz]].

Hallstatt is known for its [[Salt mining|production of salt]], dating back to prehistoric times, and gave its name to the [[Hallstatt culture]], the archaeological culture linked to [[Proto-Celtic]] and early [[Celts|Celtic]] people of the [[Iron Age Europe|Early Iron Age]] in Europe, c. 800–450 BC.

Hallstatt is at the core of the [[Hallstatt-Dachstein/Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape]] declared as one of the [[List of World Heritage Sites in Austria|World Heritage Sites in Austria]] by [[UNESCO]] in 1997. It is an area of [[overtourism]].