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The most important facts at a glance

Rusty iron ring embedded in an old stone wall for tethering horses

History at the fortress

More than 1,000 eventful years

Detailed white model of Salzburg with buildings and Hohensalzburg Fortress in a museum exhibit

Discovery tour, films & photos

Festungsbahn funicular ascending to Hohensalzburg Fortress in Salzburg at sunrise

Sustainability

Sustainability at Fortress Hohensalzburg

  • Historic hall with ornate twisted columns, wooden floors, and decorated ceiling
    The golden hall
  • Historic wooden room with blue painted paneling, ornate ceiling, and carved chest on display
    The golden parlor
  • Medieval knight armor display in a museum with arched stone architecture
    The armory
  • Historical museum exhibit on scapegoats and oppression in a stone-walled room with metal displays
    Dungeon
  • Art installation of brass horns mounted on white hallway walls at museum exhibition
    Panoramic tour
  • Detailed white 3D city model displayed in a museum with wooden ceiling and curved exhibits
    Salt model city of Salzburg
  • Aerial view of Hohensalzburg Fortress on a hilltop overlooking Salzburg, Austria
    Fortress Hohensalzburg from the air
  • Festive Christmas market at night with decorated stalls, Christmas tree, and glowing star lights
    Advent at the fortress
  • Visitors climbing stone stairs to medieval castle fortress with tall towers and battlements
    Proud walls
  • Historic Salzburg skyline with Hohensalzburg Fortress and baroque cathedral in summer
    The fortress seen from the Kapuzinerberg
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