Mühlbach am Hochkönig Mining Museum
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The Mühlbach am Hochkönig Mining Museum in Pongau, together with the exhibition tunnel, commemorates Mühlbach am Hochkönig’s significant position in European mining history, and consequently in the history of the state of Salzburg.
Mühlbach am Hochkönig features one of Europe’s most major copper ore reserves and a 4000-year-old mining history, which is beautifully shown in the mining museum and exhibition tunnel. Mining and smelting of copper ore began approximately 2,000 BC and continued throughout the Bronze Age until around 800 BC, while indications of mining and smelting on the Götschenberg in Bischofshofen are considerably earlier. Pieces of slag over 4,000 years old may still be found at over 190 documented melting sites in the west of the Mitterberg district distribution region up to the Trockenbach stretch. The Nebra Sky Disc, which exhibits the oldest known European portrayal of the sky and was discovered alongside “tzi,” the archaeological find of the century in Europe, was crafted of copper from Mühlbacher Mitterberg. Mining came to a halt between 800 BC until 1827.
The Mining Museum provides an overview of the two historical stages of copper ore mining and smelting and vividly displays the labor procedures, tools, and Mitterberg copper products. A significant portion of the museum presentation is also dedicated to the various minerals found in Mühlbach, which is supplemented by displays from other places in Salzburg and Austria.
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Working Hours
- Monday Day Off
- Tuesday Day Off
- Wednesday 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
- Thursday 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
- Friday 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
- Saturday Day Off
- Sunday Day Off
Location / Contacts
- Address : Mühlbach am Hochkönig 237, 5505 Mühlbach am Hochkönig, Austria
- Phone : +436767733182
- Website : http://www.museum-hochkoenig.com/
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