Ebensee

Ebensee, town, north-central Austria, where the Traun River enters Lake Traun (Traunsee) in the Salzkammergut region, south of Gmunden. Feuer Peak (5,241 feet [1,598 metres]) of the Höllen Mountains overlooks the town. Ebensee was first cited in 1450 and established a saltworks in 1607. The town continued to produce salt into the 21st century. Ebensee’s other products include chemicals (soda and ammonia), concrete, and plastic goods. Pop. (2006) 8,376.