Salzburg Salzburg’s “Old Town” has internationally renowned baroque architecture and one of the best-preserved city centers north of the Alps. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. Host to three universities and a large population of students. Salzburg is noted for its attractive setting and scenic Alpine backdrop. Salzburg was the birthplace of 18th-century composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. In the mid‑20th century, the city was the setting for parts of the musical play and film The Sound of Music. The first settlements in Salzburg were apparently by the Celts around the 5th century BC. Salzburg means “salt fortress”. The name derives from the barges carrying salt on the Salzach River, which were subject to a toll in the 8th century and was customary for many communities and cities on European rivers. The composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born and raised in Salzburg and worked for the archbishops from 1769 to 1781. His house of birth and residence are tourist attractions. His family is buried in a small church graveyard in the old town, and there are many monuments to “Wolferl” in the city. St Peter’s Abbey was founded in 696 by Saint Rupert at the site of a Late Antique church stemming from the first Christianization in the area in the days of Severinus of Noricum. Likewise the establishment of the monastery was meant to forward the missionary work in the Eastern Alps. Until 987, the office of the abbot was joined to that of the Archbishop of Salzburg: the two were always held together by one man. St Peter’s houses the oldest library in Austria. Among the 800 manuscripts the most precious is the Verbrüderungsbuch, which was deposited in 784 by Bishop Virgil. During the Nazi period, the monks were expelled, but the monastery was not dissolved and the monks returned after the war. Mozart’s birthplace is at No. 9 Getreidegasse in Salzburg, Austria. The Mozart family resided on the third floor from 1747 to 1773; Mozart himself was born here on 27 January 1756. He was the seventh child of Leopold Mozart who was a musician of the Salzburg Royal Chamber. Now a museum, Mozart’s birthplace introduces visitors to the early life of the composer, his first musical instruments, his friends and his passionate interest in opera. The third floor exhibits Mozart’s childhood violin as well as portraits, documents and early editions of his music, and the second floor is devoted to Mozart’s interest in opera and includes the clavichord on which he composed The Magic Flute. The structure is owned by the Mozart Foundation. Most people want to see the Sound of Music filming locations: The Benedictine Convent on Nonnberg: it is here that nuns sing ‘Maria’ Mirabell Gardens and Mirabell Palace: Maria and the children sing ‘Do-Re-Mi’ Residenz Square and Residenz Fountain: Maria crosses Residenz square in a bus on her way from Nonnberg Convent to the Trapp Villa singing ‘I have confidence in me’ Felsenreitschule: here, the Trapp Family performed its farewell song and Baron von Trapp sang Edelweiss St. Peter’s Cemetery: it was here that the dramatic flight scenes were filmed Leopoldskron Palace: the façade facing the lake represented the von Trapp residence The Sound of Music Pavillon: can be found at Hellbrunn Palace today, in the movie it was still located at Leopoldskron Palace. One of the most famous and romantic scenes was filmed here: ‘I am 16 going on 17′ Frohnburg Palace: courtyard and main front were used as a backdrop
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