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Landesfragen › Oberösterreich
Was ist das Salzkammergut?
- Eine malerische Seenlandschaft im Grenzgebiet von Oberösterreich, Salzburg und Steiermark, UNESCO-Weltkulturerbe
- Ein Industriegebiet an der Donau
- Ein Skigebiet in Oberösterreich
- Ein Bergbaugebiet in Tirol
Why this is the correct answer
The Salzkammergut lake district spans portions of Upper Austria, Salzburg, and Styria, encompassing more than 70 lakes surrounded by alpine mountains. Its core — the historic cultural landscape around Hallstatt, Dachstein, and the Traunsee — was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. The region's economy today relies heavily on summer and winter tourism, while salt mining that gave the area its name has largely ceased.