!!!Leogang

Leogang, province of Salzburg, municipality in the district of Zell am 
See, alt. 788 m, pop. 3,034 (1981: 2,725), area 
90.24 km%%sup 2/%, bi-seasonal tourist resort (371,544 overnight 
stays) on Leogang River, at the southern foot of the Leogang 
Mountains. - In the Schwarzleo Valley copper was mined from the 
12%%sup th/%  century, from the 15%%sup th/%  century until 1825 
silver, quicksilver, lead, nickel, cobalt and magnesite. Show-mines: 
Daniel and Barbara tunnels, mining trail, various mineral finds. 
Mining museum at Huetten (former miners' settlement, miner´s 
chapel, 1770, with "mining" altar, one of 3 in Europe). Baroque parish 
church (1754) with Gothic tower, nave and tower encircled by iron 
chain, ceiling frescos (1755), high altar (1754), Baroque pulpit, 
baptismal font (16%%sup th/%  century); centre of town in uniform 
style. In the upper Ullach valley Birnbachloch (rock cave with 
subterranean lake), nature and history trail.


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