Not yet a town: a new salt-boiling place at the foot of the Dürrnberg, where mining began again after a thousand years (attested 1191) and a pan at 'muelpach' is recorded in 1198, fed by a brine pipe from the mountain.
Its salt is already taking Reichenhall's trade. Gutrat castle is being built above it. The name Hallein appears only in the 13th century and the town is chartered between 1218 and 1232.
Who holds it
- Name
- Archbishop Adalbert III of Salzburg (the land is St Peter's since 987)
- Title
- Lord of the salt works
- Since
- Salt mining attested 1191
- Confidence
- high
Lord in 1200
The archbishop (salt works) on land of St Peter's abbey.
How things stand that morning
A salt pan settlement under the archbishop's new castle at Gutrat (being built).
Charter
None (town status 1218-1232).
Council
None: not a self-governing town in 1200.
Communities
Salt miners of the Dürrnberg and boilers at the pans; St Peter's tenants.
Fairs and markets
None pinned.
Militia
None pinned.
Walls and castle
Gutrat castle on the hill above, being built for the archbishop by the burgrave of Hohenwerfen.
Trade and crafts
Salt mining and boiling; boats (later called Hallasch) for the Salzach.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: de.wikipedia (Hallein; Burgruine Gutrat).
Primary sources for Salzburg (Adalbert III)
Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.
- Annals of Schäftlarn and the Bavarian annals (12th and 13th centuries). Brief Bavarian annals. Read online
- The Austrian and Salzburg annals (kept in the 12th and 13th centuries, with continuations to the late 13th century). A family of monastic annals from Austria, Styria and Salzburg, printed together. Read online
- Bavarian monuments: the charters of the Bavarian monasteries and bishoprics (charters from the 8th century onward, published 1763 to 1916). The great charter series of Bavaria, arranged by monastery and bishopric. Read online
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.