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DESTINATION SALZBURG: Attractions & Culture
Salzburg is on the banks of the Salzach river, at the northern boundary of the Alps. The closest alpine peak - the Untersberg - is only a few kilometres from the city centre.
Salzburg 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.
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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 in the German-speaking world, and was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. The city is noted for its Alpine setting ...
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Festung Hohensalzburg
Festung Hohensalzburg (literally High Salzburg Fortress in German) is a castle in the Austrian city of Salzburg. It sits on Festungsberg hill. With a length of 250 meters and a width of 150 meters, it is one of the largest medieval castles in Europe. Construction of the fortress began in 1077 ...
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Nonnberg Abbey
Nonnberg Abbey is a Benedictine monastery in Salzburg, Austria. It was founded ca. 714 by Saint Rupert of Salzburg and is the oldest women's religious house in the German-speaking world. Its first abbess was Saint Erentrudis of Salzburg, who was either a niece or a sister of Saint Rupert ...
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Salzburg Cathedral
The Salzburg Cathedral (German: Salzburger Dom) is a 17th century baroque cathedral in the city of Salzburg, dedicated to Saint Rupert of Salzburg. It is the site of Mozart's baptism. The site occupied by the Salzburg Cathedral was probably a sacred place for sacrifices in Celtic as well as Roman times ...
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