SALZKAMMERGUT
\sˈaltskɐməɡˌʌt], \sˈaltskɐməɡˌʌt], \s_ˈa_l_t_s_k_ɐ_m_ə_ɡ_ˌʌ_t]\
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[Ger.] A name given to a district forming the south-west angle of Upper Austria, wedged in between Salzburg and Styria, traversed by the river Traun, about 250 square miles; its springs and mines yielding an enormous supply of salt; a Government monopoly. Called also Austrian Switzerland.
By Henry Percy Smith
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