Adnet

Adnet
Adnet
Country Austria
State Salzburg
District Hallein
Mayor Wolfgang Auer (ÖVP)
Area 30.0 km2 (12 sq mi)
Elevation 484 m  (1588 ft)
Population 3,442 (1 January 2011)[1]
 - Density 115 /km2 (297 /sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate HA
Postal code 5421
Area code 06245
Website www.adnet.salzburg.at

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.

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Geography

Adnet is situated near Hallein 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 1,501 metres (4,925 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 swamp (situated by the water).

Twinning

Adnet is twinned with:

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