Adnet

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Adnet
Adnet
Adnet
Coat of arms of Adnet
Adnet is located in Austria
Adnet
Adnet
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°41′48″N 13°07′49″E / 47.69667°N 13.13028°E / 47.69667; 13.13028
CountryAustria
StateSalzburg
DistrictHallein
Government
 • MayorWolfgang Auer (ÖVP)
Area
 • Total30.0 km2 (11.6 sq mi)
Elevation
484 m (1,588 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total3,557
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
5421
Area code06245
Vehicle registrationHA
Websitewww.adnet.salzburg.at

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.

Geography[edit]

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.

Coat of arms[edit]

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.

Name Origin[edit]

The name originates from the Celtic (Atanate, Atanat, Attnat). It means swamp (situated by the water).

Twinning[edit]

Adnet is twinned with:

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.

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