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Beinhaus
Make sure you don't miss the macabre yet beautiful Beinhaus behind the church. This small charnel house contains rows of neatly stacked skulls, painted with flowery designs and the names of their former owners. Bones have been exhumed from the overcrowded graveyard since 1600 and the last skull in the collection was added in 1995.
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Dachsteinsport Janu
Celtic and Roman excavations can be seen in Dachsteinsport Janu, a shop opposite the tourist office, or near the Salzbergwerk, where excavation continues.
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Pfarrkirche
The Beinhaus stands in the grounds of the 15th-century Catholic Pfarrkirche which has Gothic frescoes and three winged altars; arguably the best one, on the right, dates from 1510 and shows saints Barbara and Katharina, with Mary in the middle.
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Salzbergwerk
Situated high above Hallstatt on Salzberg (Salt Mountain) is a major cultural attraction, the fascinating Salzbergwerk. In 1734 the fully preserved body of a prehistoric miner was found and today he is known as the 'Man in Salt'. The standard tour revolves around his fate, with visitors travelling down an underground railway and miner's slides (a photo is taken of you while sliding) to an illuminated subterranean salt lake. Closing times given are admission for the last tour.
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Stadtmuseum
The revamped, high-tech Stadtmuseum covers the region's history of Iron Age/Celtic occupation and salt mining. All explanations are in German, but pick up the Museum Hallstatt booklet (in English) which explains the exhibits. Not to be missed is the room re-enacting the fatal rockslides that may have led to the area being abandoned.
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