If you go to the "Salzwelten", the "Salt Worlds", get ready for a theme park that will provide you with information on the history of salt and its production, and entertainment for children and adults alike. An underground hall is 4,200 square metres big, there is an artificial lake and even dwarf miners that collect crystals to the great delight of observing children.
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Highlights of the exhibition are the oldest tool found in the mines, a 5,000 year old device made from antlers, and of course the "Mann im Salz", the "Man in the salt"! In 1734, three miners got caught in an abandoned tunnel. There they found the body of a fourth man, which they carried out of the mine.
The locals realised that the clothes of the man were very old and nobody could remember him. However, they did notice that the body smelled odd, "like feet", as they described it. Since the man was most likely no Christian, he was buried nearby but outside of the local cemetery.
Hotels to Hallstatt Highlights of the exhibition are the oldest tool found in the mines, a 5,000 year old device made from antlers, and of course the "Mann im Salz", the "Man in the salt"! In 1734, three miners got caught in an abandoned tunnel. There they found the body of a fourth man, which they carried out of the mine.
The locals realised that the clothes of the man were very old and nobody could remember him. However, they did notice that the body smelled odd, "like feet", as they described it. Since the man was most likely no Christian, he was buried nearby but outside of the local cemetery.
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