Halltal salt crystal. Crystal hike

Salt crystals are salts (copper sulphate, sodium chloride, etc.) in crystalline form. Unlike other bodies, the molecules in salt crystals are evenly arranged. Today you can hike back into the Halltal valley in the footsteps of the miners: On the Historical Brine Hiking Trail. This themed hiking trail traces the path of the salt at eleven stations.

The salt crystal made Hall in Tirol ("Salinenstadt") the most important economic center in western Austria and also gave the town its name:
The name "Hall" goes back to the Middle High German "hal", as salt springs or salt works were called at the time. The name "Hall im Inntal" can already be found in a document from 1316, and "Hall in Tirol" became widely accepted from the 19th century onwards. From 1938 to 1974, the town bore the title "Solbad Hall", which was changed to reflect the establishment of the spa.
At the beginning of the 13th century, the saltworks were the most important lifeblood of the town. The brine was extracted in the Halltal valley, transported through a wooden pipeline to the brewhouse on the Inn and boiled there to make salt. This salt was mainly sold to the Rhine region, Switzerland and the Black Forest. In 1967, salt production was discontinued as it was no longer profitable.