permanent Displaced Persons camp (Beth Israel). In mid-1947, ORT opened a school in two of the barracks, teaching tailoring, dressmaking, electrical and radio technology, baking, beautician training, and upholstery to over 200 students. Later ORT also offered English language classes. In 1948, with the closure of other DP camps, Hallein became the Austrian collection point for Jewish emigrees to Canada and the United States. The inmates even established a football team named Hakoah Hallein, coached by Heinrich Schönfeld. The camp closed in 1954. Culture Hallein hosts two museums of historic and musical interest. The Keltenmuseum displays artifacts and narrative describing the early Hallstatt and La Tene Celtic cultures as well as the development of salt mining in the region through the Middle Ages and Renaissance. The Silent Night Museum features information relating to the composing of one of the best-known Christmas songs of the 19th century. It documents the life and times of composer Franz Xaver Gruber. The museum houses the guitar originally used by lyricist Joseph Mohr and several signed copies of the sheet music. Politics Seats in the municipal assembly (Gemeinderat) as of 2019 elections: Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ): 9 Austrian People's Party (ÖVP): 9 Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ): 3 The Greens: 3 NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum: 1 Notable people Clemens Holzmeister, architect, (1886-1983) Herbert Fux, actor and politician, (1927-2007) Judith Wiesner, tennis player, born 1966 in Hallein Johann Georg Mohr (to 1656 Radstadt - 1726 Hallein), Baroque sculptors, "Hall One Master" Franz Xaver Gruber (1787-1863), composer of Silent Night, Holy Night August Schenk (1815-1891), botanist Manfred Baumann (born 1956 Hallein), journalist, author, comedian and ORF editor Thomas Stangassinger (born 1965 Hallein), former skier Herbert Ilsanker (born 1967 Hallein), former football player Michael Wildner (born 1970 Hallein), former middle-distance runner Sanel Kuljić (born 1977 Salzburg), childhood in Hallein, football player Stefan Ilsanker (born 1989 Hallein), football player Marcel Hirscher (born 1989 in Hallein), former alpine skier Anna Veith (née Fenninger, born 1989 in Hallein), alpine ski racer See also Dürrnberg Bavarian-Austrian Salt Treaty References External links Hallein official website A timeline of Hallein salt mining can be found at http://www.salzwelten.at/en/hallein/saltmine/history/ Cities and towns in Hallein District