In the 16th century, Martin Luther's Reformation teachings fell on fertile ground in the Inner Salzkammergut. After the Counter-Reformation, the "Tolerance Patent" allowed Protestants to practise their religion. The Protestant church in Hallstatt was built as a house of prayer on October 30, 1785.
Following the decree of Emperor Franz Joseph I, all Protestants were guaranteed full homeland rights and equal rights in church and political life. At that time, 500 Hallstatt residents professed their Protestant faith. From then on, the construction of a new church began. In October 1863, after only five years of construction, the new church in Hallstatt was completed.
These days, the Evangelical Church of Christ, just a few steps from the historic market square, also regularly hosts cultural concerts . Especially in the summer months, numerous musicians from all over the world come to the World Heritage Site of Hallstatt to perform numerous pieces in the Christuskirche . At the portal to the church there is a plaque with additional information about the church's history in German and English.
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Accessibility / arrivalby car
from Salzburg:
Exit Thalgau via federal road B158 towards Bad Ischl, in Bad Ischl drive onto Salzkammergut Street B145 towards Bad Goisern, in Bad Goisern turn right onto B166, at the Gosaumühle junction turn left towards Hallstatt
from Linz:
Exit Regau via federal road Salzkammergut street B145 towards Gmunden and Bad Ischl to Bad Goisern, in Bad Goisern turn right onto B166, at the Gosaumühle junction turn left towards Hallstatt
from Vienna/Graz:
Exit Liezen via federal road B320, in Trautenfels drive onto Salzkammergut street B145 towards Bad Aussee, turn onto Koppen street via Obertraun to Hallstatt
from Villach:
Tauern motorway to exit "Eben im Pongau", via B166 Pass Gschütt federal road through Gosau, at the Gosaumühle junction turn towards Hallstatt
by train
Attnang-Puchheim – Stainach-Irdning lines
arriving at "train station Hallstatt", take the ferry to Hallstatt
by bus
bus 542/543
arriving at bus stop “Hallstatt Lahn”
Detailed information on the respective train and bus times can be found at https://www.oebb.at/en/ (train) and https://www.postbus.at/en(bus).
P1/P2/P3/P4 Short term tariffs 15 minutes free 1 hour: 4.00 Euro 2 hours: 7.00 Euro 3-4 hours: 9.00 Euro 5-6 hours: 9.50 Euro 7-12 hours 10.00 Euro From the 13th hour: daily tariff 15.00 Euro Lost ticket: € 30.00 Bus fee: € 80.00 per day Bus: Please make contact to PEB GmbH - www.peb-hallstatt.com
Free admission
Wheelchair, Families, elderly people.
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