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Salzburg is the fourth-largest city in Austria and the capital of the federal state of Salzburg. Salzburg's Old Town with its world famous baroque architecture is one of the best-preserved city centres north of the Alps, and was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. The city is noted for its Alpine setting. It is the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and the setting for parts of the musical and film The Sound of Music, which features famous landmarks in Austria, but focuses mainly on Salzburg. Salzburg is also a student city, with three universities.
Salzburg is on the banks of the Salzach river, at the northern boundary of the Alps. The mountains to Salzburg's south contrast with the rolling plains to the north. The closest alpine peak – the 1972 m Untersberg – is only a few kilometers from the city center. The Altstadt, or old town, is dominated by its baroque towers and churches and the massive Festung Hohensalzburg. This area is surrounded by two smaller mountains, the Mönchsberg and Kapuzinerberg as the green lung of the city. Salzburg is approximately 150 km east of Munich, and 300 km west of Vienna.
The Salzach is a river in Austria and Germany. It is a right tributary of the Inn and is 225 kilometres in length. The river's name is derived from the German word Salz, meaning salt. Until the 19th century shipping of salt down the river was an important part of the local economy. The shipping ended when railways replaced the old transport system. It is the main river of the Austrian state of Salzburg. The source is located in the Kitzbühel Alps near Krimml, Salzburg. From here it runs eastwards till Schwarzach im Pongau, then turns northwards and passes the cities of Hallein and Salzburg. Then it forms the border between Bavaria, Germany and Austria for almost 70 kilometres. Cities on the banks in this last section include Laufen, Tittmoning and Burghausen. All these towns have border crossings. The river finally joins the Inn near Braunau.
The name Salzburg literally means "Salt Castle", and derives its name from the barges carrying salt on the Salzach river, which were subject to a toll in the 8th century, as was customary for many communities and cities on European rivers.
The Festung Hohensalzburg, the city's fortress, was built in 1077 and expanded during the following centuries.
Independence from Bavaria was secured in the late 14th century. Salzburg was the seat of the Archbishopric of Salzburg, a prince-bishopric of the Holy Roman Empire.
Main
sights
A view of the Fortress Hohensalzburg
Gardens in Mirabell Palace
The
famous fountain in Mirabell Gardens (seen in the Do-Re-Mi song from Sound of Music)
Salzburg is a tourist favourite, with the number of tourists outnumbering locals by a large margin in peak times. In addition to Mozart's birthplace noted above, other notable places include:
Old Town
The whole Old Town of Salzburg was nominated
as a World Heritage Site in 1996.
The baroque architecture including the many
churches are world famous.
The Salzburg Cathedral
The fortress Hohensalzburg
on a hill dominating the old town is one of the largest castles in Europe, with
views over Salzburg.
The Franziskanerchurch
The St.Peter cemetery
The Nonnberg Abbey a Benedictine monastery
The "Residenz" Palace
(the magnificent former Prince Archbishop's residence)
Mozart's Birthplace
Mozart's Residence
The University Church
The Siegmundstor
The Getreidegasse
Outside the Inner Old Town
Palace of Mirabell with its wide gardens full of flowers
The palace of Leopoldskron is a rococo palace and a national historic monument
in Leopoldskron-Moos, a southern district of the city of Salzburg.
Hellbrunn
with its parks and castles
Tour companies operate tours of locations used
in the film The Sound of Music.
Within the greater Salzburg area
Anif Castle
The Basilika Maria Plain on the Calvary Hill, a late Baroque church,
on the northern edge of Salzburg.
Salzburger Freilichtmuseum Großgmain,
an open air museum containing old farmhouses/farm buildings from all over the
state assembled in historic setting.
The Schloss Klessheim Palace
The
Berghof, Hitler's mountain retreat of which only the Eagle's Nest remains, was
in nearby Berchtesgaden
The Salzkammergut is an area of lakes in the Salzburg
state, east of the city and further on into the provinces of Upper Austria and
Styria.
The Untersberg mountain is next to the city, straddling the German-Austrian
border, and on a clear day provides panoramic views of the city and the Alps.
Skiing is an attraction during winter. Salzburg itself has no skiing facilities,
but it acts as a gateway to skiing areas to the south. During the winter months
its airport receives charter flights from around Europe.
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