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suburban residence, it now lies shores of the neighbouring
virtually within the limits of the Fuschlsee, stands Schloss
town of Anif. Its earliest historic Fuschl, a small hunting lodge
records date from the 15th that now houses a luxury hotel.
century, but it bears signs of an
earlier, late-Gothic structure. 5 Hallein
Once the summer estate of the
Salzburg rulers, it belonged to Road map D4. * 20,000. £ @
the Chiemsee bishops from 1693 n Mauttorpromenade 6,
to 1803. After the secu larization (06245) 85394.
of the province, it was put up
for sale and passed to Count The town of Hallein was founded
Aloys Arco-Stepperg. This new in the 13th century, but salt
owner had the summer was mined here way back in
residence converted into a prehistoric times. The long
romantic English-style Neo- association with the salt trade
Gothic castle that has survived is apparent from the town’s
unchanged to this day. Its name: hall is the Celtic word
rectangular turret is proudly for “salt”. The “white gold”, as it
mirrored in the waters of the was called, brought wealth to
lake; the interior is furnished in the entire region for many
Portrait of Archbishop Marcus Sitticus in the English fashion of the day. centuries, until the 18th-century
Schloss Hellbrunn At the end of World War I, on Counter-Reformation led to the
13 November 1918, the last king emigration of the predominantly
2 Schloss of Bavaria, Ludwig III, signed his Protestant salt miners.
Hellbrunn abdication in Anif. As the castle Hallein’s Old Town, on the
is privately owned, visitors can left bank of the Salzach river,
Road map D4. £ @ Tel (0662) only see its high outside walls. is mainly 18th-century in
820372-0. Open Apr & Oct: 9am– appearance, following much
4:30pm daily; May–Sep: 9am–5:30pm remodelling. The church of St
daily (until 6pm Jul–Aug; trick foun tains 4 St Gilgen Antonius has a Gothic presbytery,
until 9pm). & ∑ hellbrunn.at but the rest is much newer. The
Road map D4. * 3,800. @
n Mondsee, Bundesstrasse 1A, painting of the Birth of Christ in
Schloss Hellbrunn, once a (06227) 2348. the main altarpiece is by the last
summer residence of Salzburg’s court painter of the Salzburg
Archbishop Marcus Sitticus, Set on the western shores of rulers, the Neo-Classical Andreas
stands about 4 km (2 miles) the warm Wolfgangsee, amid Nesselthaler. Hallein was the
south of Salzburg. Sitticus was mountain scenery, St Gilgen is home of Franz Xaver Gruber
a nephew of Wolf Dietrich von one of the most picturesque who wrote Silent Night, and he
Raitenau, with an Italian mother. health resorts in the Lake is buried here. His house at No. 1
He spent most of his life in Italy, Wolfgang region. St Gilgen Gruberplatz is now a small
and so his small, suburban was the birthplace of Mozart’s museum. The most interesting
castle resembles a Venetian villa. mother, Anna-Maria Pertl. Later, sight in Hallein, however, is the
It has an interesting state room the composer’s sister, Nannerl,
with architectural paintings and lived here with her husband,
a tall, octagonal music room. a local office worker. These
However, the most popular Mozart-related facts are
feature is its garden, which commemorated by a plaque
contains ornamental fountains on the court building. In 1927,
and scenic grottoes, including a the Mozart Fountain was
mechanical theatre with trick erected in the town square.
fountains and moving figures The local church of St Giles
powered by water. (St Ägidius) shows hints of an
earlier structure. It was extended
in the 18th century and given
3 Wasserschloss three Rococo altars with
Anif paintings by Peter Lorenzoni.
St Gilgen is a water sports
Road map D4. * 4,000. £ @ centre and harbour, with
n (06246) 72365. cruises on Wolfgangsee
aboard the steamer Kaiser
Another 2 km (1 mile) beyond Franz Josef I, which has been in
Hellbrunn, stands the small Neo- continuous service since 1873. Poster of the fascinating Keltenmuseum
Gothic castle of Anif. Once a Not far from St Gilgen, on the in Hallein
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp297–8 and pp322–3

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