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Coronation of the Virgin Mary chamber, and a Gothic bed­
on the rainbow arch, and a chamber with a panel listing the
15th­century carved altarpiece. supposed characteristic traits of
The castle was well restored various European nationalities.
in the 20th century, and is Below the castle is the popular
now a museum and cultural resort of St Michael, with an
centre. Mauterndorf also has interesting Gothic church.
excellent summer and winter
sports facilities.

r Moosham
Road map D4. @ Schloss Moosham
12. Tel (06476) 305. Open for guided
tours only; Apr–Sep: 10 am, 11am,
1pm, 2pm, 3pm & 4pm Tue–Sun (Aug
daily); Oct & mid­Dec–Mar: 11am &
Rushing stream in the Liechten steinklamm, 2pm Tue–Sun.
near Wagrain
Near the southern end of
It is also worth going inside the Radstädter Tauernstrasse, high
Gothic church in Altenmarkt above the Mur river, towers
im Pongau. Wagrain itself has Schloss Moosham, which also
a museum devoted to Joseph belonged to the Archbishops
Mohr, who wrote the words of Salzburg. The structure
for Silent Night, and to the pop­ probably dates from the
ular 20th­century Austrian 13th century and consists of an
writer and humorist Karl upper and a lower castle. A stained-glass window in the church of
Heinrich Waggerl. Following the secularization of St Leonard in Tamsweg
The views from the tops of the archbishop’s principality, the
Schwarzkopf, Rosskopf and castle fell into ruin. But in 1886 t Tamsweg
Mooskopf are stunning and it passed to Count Hans Wilczek, Road map E4. * 5,600. @ £
worth a detour. who fully renovated it. Among Tel (06474) 2145. _ Samson
the remaining original features Procession (late Jun, Jul, Aug).
are the Baroque roadway, Gothic
e Mauterndorf stained­glass windows in the The largest town in the isolated
presbytery of the castle chapel Lungau region, Tamsweg is
Road map D4. * 1,700. @
Tel (06472) 7949. and a collection of items relating famous for its curious Samson
to the local arts, which are kept Processions, when an effigy of
Strategically positioned on the in the castle museum. The coach Samson and other figures are
road connecting Salzburg with house and the armoury are also paraded around town. Tamsweg
the Hohe Tauern passes, this of interest. Some rooms are open owes its past wealth to the
little town owed its former to the public, such as a torture iron and salt trade. Fine town
wealth to the road tolls it houses, such as the 15th­cen­
was able to collect. tury Mesnerhaus and the 16th­
Mauterndorf’s greatest century turreted town hall, line
attraction is its Burg, built the market square. The 18th­
in the 13th century and cen tury Post House has frescoes
extended in the 16th by Gregor Lederwasch, who
century, under Archbishop also painted the pictures in
Leonhard von Keutschach. Heiliger Jakobus (St James’s
Scenically located and Church) built in 1741, to a
well proportioned, it design by Fidelis Hainzl. The
is an attractive medieval original Rococo interior has
structure. The rooms are been preserved. The 15th­
richly decorated with century Church of St Leonard,
stuccowork and provide towering above the town,
interesting interiors. The is one of Austria’s foremost
castle’s best feature, pilgrimage churches. It has
however, is the lovely beautiful stained­glass
chapel devoted to windows, such as the famous
St Henry (Emperor Henry Golden Window (1430–50).
II), with superb 14th­ The interior furnishings are
century frescoes of the Bedchamber in Schloss Moosham almost entirely late medieval.
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp297–8 and pp322–3

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