As the name implies, the region of Salzkammergut, stretching across three Austrian provinces (Upper Austria, Styria, Salzburg) became important through the production of salt. Today, this industry still exists, even though on a much smaller scale. The little town of Hallstatt still has reminders of its former wealth that came with the salt. Now it relies mostly on tourism, since it is located on a beautiful lake with one of the Alps' most stunning vistas. It is also important for its many prehistoric findings - a whole neolithic culture was named after the place. The Dachstein is one of Austria's more famous mountains, located in an almost untouched region of high mountains, deep valleys, and evergreen forests. Except for Hallstatt and a few other places, few visitors come here, which is both a blessing and a pity, since it is one of Europe's most beautiful areas. I don't know exactly why it was nominated only as a cultural landscape, because its natural properties are at least as important.