Knappensteig
| Knappensteig | |
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 Knappensteig in the Raingraben, from Hallein to the Dürrnberg |
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| Data | |
| length | 700 m |
| location | Forest |
| Starting point | Hallein 47 ° 40 ′ 30 ″ N , 13 ° 5 ′ 37 ″ E |
| Target point |
Bad Dürrnberg 47 ° 40 ′ 10 ″ N , 13 ° 5 ′ 24 ″ E |
| Type | Footpath |
| Height difference | 110 m |
| The highest point | 660 |
| Lowest point | 549 |
| particularities | Footpath, formerly for miners, with accompanying brine pipes |
Map with all coordinates: The Knappensteig is a historic footpath used by miners in the salt mining industry from Hallein to the Dürrnberg (salt mountain) in the Hallein district ( Land Salzburg ).
Course and purpose
Coming from the city of Hallein, the Knappensteig leads "walking up the Kotbach ... to the Great Augustiner Solstube ...", up to Georgsberg and then into the Raingraben. “A narrow footpath leads from the mouth of the Wolf Dietrich tunnel up to the Dürrnberg, allowing the miners to quickly return to their homes after the shift. The Knappenkapelle, built at the end of the 19th century, is located on this Knappensteig - locally also known as the “Red Chapel”. From there it goes past another old tunnel entrance up to the Dürrnberg.
The brine pipes were laid along the Knappensteig , previously wooden pipes , later cast iron pipes. Thus was brine , with water in the Laugwerken dissolved salt, down to Hallein in the Sudpfannen the Brewhouse passed.
Today the Knappensteig is a popular hiking trail and alternative to the road to get from Hallein's old town to Dürrnberg.
literature
- Fritz Moosleitner: Hallein - portrait of a small town. Hallein 1989.
