Crafts, customs and tradition in the Dachstein Salzkammergut

Crafts, customs and living traditions characterise the region and make the much-cited World Heritage Site worth experiencing. See, feel, immerse yourself - authentic and informal!

Traditional costume. Craft.

The Lederhosen is the traditional dress for men in Upper Austria (photo: OOE Tourismus)

The leather trousers

Gmodelte Stutzn

The mountain stick

The Goiserer shoe

HAND.WERK.HAUS

The master turner Janu makes handicrafts out of wood in his wood turnery. (photo: Janu)

Turnery Janu

Sound. Art. History.

Violin making

Fiddling in Goisern

Musician at the full moon ride on the Dachstein Krippenstein (Photo: Holiday Region Dachstein Salzkammergut)

Folk music stronghold

The Alm Musi Roas takes place every year on the 1st Sunday in July.

Events centred around music

Dialect

Small dialect dictionary

Griasdi! - Greetings! Hello!
Pfiati! - Goodbye! Bye!
Du bist a Hiasl - you're clumsy
Hiadant is dnua - now it's enough
Imoa, se keman - I think they're coming
Ge Birig - go towards the mountain
Hoiwi - half a beer (0.5l)
Des is a Halodri - that's a reckless person
Marandana! - for God's sake!
Budamoasn - bread and butter
Duan hoit netn - please him
Eha - hoppala
Heast mi geh - do you understand me?
Rockaroas - women's spinning hour
Duascht - thirsty