During the Second World War, in one of the darkest periods of the European past, the Salzkammergut became once more a focus in history. Into the almost complacent, traditional and placid little world of the salt mining industry deep in the heart of the Austrian Alps, the consequences of violent world affaires break in: Suddenly, special treasures are brought to safety in the extraction sites of the “white gold”. The secluded salt mines of Salzkammergut accommodated a treasure trove of European art history and prominent works.
Thus, the salt mine of Altaussee became a secret storage place for the artwork which Adolf Hitler heisted for his planed `Führer-Museum´ in Linz. During this time the salt mine in Altaussee was the largest museum in the world housing around 7000 pieces of art.
It is accounted that there were only a matter of days and hours before the impending destruction of these treasures, which was mainly hindered by the valiant intervention of the miners.
The gripping history of the menace and the saving of these art treasures, which are now well known as gems of European collections, is addressed in this book and is also fascinatingly visualized in `the salt worlds´ from Altaussee. |
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