Adnet
Town in Salzburg, Austria
Adnet is a town in the district of Hallein, in the Austrian state of Salzburg. It is famous for its marble, and there is a marble museum in the middle of the town.
01Geography
Adnet is situated near Hallein in the metropolitan area of Salzburg. Urban districts are: Adnet, Riedl, Spumberg, Waidach, Wimberg. The highest point is just beneath the Jägernase (a mountain slope of the local mountain Schlenken) about 1,501 metres (4,925 ft) above sea level.
02Coat of arms
The coat of arms of the municipality: 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.
03Name Origin
The name originates from the Celtic (Atanate, Atanat, Attnat). It means swamp (situated by the water).
04Twinning
Sources and credits
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- Adnet kirche steinbruch.jpg by Arne Müseler, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
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