Adnet
Encyclopedia
Adnet, a town in Austria
, is a community of 3.324 people, located near Hallein
, Salzburg (state)
. It is famous for its marble
and there is a marble museum in the middle of the town.
in the surrounding area of Salzburg City.
Urban districts are: Adnet, Riedl, Spumberg, Waidach, Wimberg.
The highest point is just beneath the so called Jägernase (a mountain slope of the local mountain Schlenken) about 1501 metres (4,924.5 ft) above sea level.
(situated by the water).
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, is a community of 3.324 people, located near Hallein
Hallein
Hallein is a historic town in the Austrian state of Salzburg, the capital of the Hallein district. It is located in the Tennengau region south of the City of Salzburg, along the Salzach river in the shadow of the Untersberg massif, near the border with Germany. With a population of c...
, Salzburg (state)
Salzburg (state)
Salzburg is a state or Land of Austria with an area of 7,156 km2, located adjacent to the German border. It is also known as Salzburgerland, to distinguish it from its capital city, also named Salzburg...
. It is famous for its marble
Marble
Marble is a metamorphic rock composed of recrystallized carbonate minerals, most commonly calcite or dolomite.Geologists use the term "marble" to refer to metamorphosed limestone; however stonemasons use the term more broadly to encompass unmetamorphosed limestone.Marble is commonly used for...
and there is a marble museum in the middle of the town.
Geography
Adnet is situated near HalleinHallein
Hallein is a historic town in the Austrian state of Salzburg, the capital of the Hallein district. It is located in the Tennengau region south of the City of Salzburg, along the Salzach river in the shadow of the Untersberg massif, near the border with Germany. With a population of c...
in the surrounding area of Salzburg City.
Urban districts are: Adnet, Riedl, Spumberg, Waidach, Wimberg.
The highest point is just beneath the so called Jägernase (a mountain slope of the local mountain Schlenken) about 1501 metres (4,924.5 ft) above sea level.
Coat of arms
The village's coat of arms: on a golden shield between three red-marmoreal round stones is a black lion, in the right hand it is holding a black stonemason's hammer on its red shaft.Name Origin
The name originates the Celtic (Atanate, Atanat, Attnat). It means swampSwamp
A swamp is a wetland with some flooding of large areas of land by shallow bodies of water. A swamp generally has a large number of hammocks, or dry-land protrusions, covered by aquatic vegetation, or vegetation that tolerates periodical inundation. The two main types of swamp are "true" or swamp...
(situated by the water).