Adnet

For the surname, see Adnet (surname).

Adnet
Coat of arms
Adnet Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°41′48″N 13°07′49″E
Country	Austria
State	Salzburg
District	Hallein
Government
• Mayor	Wolfgang Auer (ÖVP)
Area
• Total	30.0 km2 (11.6 sq mi)
Elevation	484 m (1,588 ft)
Population (1 January 2012)
• Total	3,472
• Density	Bad rounding here120/km2 (Bad rounding here300/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	5421
Area code	06245
Vehicle registration	HA
Website	www.adnet.salzburg.at

Adnet, a town in Austria, is a community of 3.324 people, located near Hallein, Salzburg (state). It is famous for its marble and there is a marble museum in the middle of the town.

Geography

Adnet is situated near Hallein in the surrounding area of Salzburg City. Urban districts are: Adnet, Riedl, Spumberg, Waidach, Wimberg. The highest point is just beneath the so called Jägernase (a mountain slope of the local mountain Schlenken) about 1,501 metres (4,925 ft) above sea level.

Coat of arms

The village's coat of arms: on a golden shield between three red-marmoreal round stones is a black lion, in the right hand it is holding a black stonemason's hammer on its red shaft.

Name Origin

The name originates the Celtic (Atanate, Atanat, Attnat). It means swamp (situated by the water).

Twinning

Adnet is twinned with:

• Oppenheim, Germany

External links

• Adnet
• Hallein
• marble museum