According to Wikipedia (slightly edited), "The name Salzkammergut translates to 'salt demesne' (or 'salt domain'), Kammergut being a German word for territories held by princes of the Holy Roman Empire – in early modern Austria, specifically territories of the Habsburg monarchy. The salt mines of Salzkammergut were administered by the Imperial Salzoberamt in Gmunden from 1745 to 1850.
"Parts of the region were designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997."
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