Key facts
- Type
- Fortress
- Location
- Salzburg , Austria
- Coordinates
- 47°47′42″N 13°02′50″E / 47.79500°N 13.04722°E / 47.79500; 13.04722
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Wikidata facts
- Elevation
- 540
- Official website
- www.salzburg-burgen.at/de/hohensalzburg-castle
- Image
- Salzburg - Festung Hohensalzburg.JPG
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- Commons category
- Festung Hohensalzburg
- inception
- 1077-00-00
- email address
- mailto:office@festung-hohensalzburg.at
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Hohensalzburg Fortress (German: Festung Hohensalzburg, lit. 'High Salzburg Fortress') is a large medieval fortress in the city of Salzburg, Austria. It sits atop the Festungsberg mountain at an altitude of 506 m. It was erected at the behest of the prince-archbishops of Salzburg. The fortress is 250 m (820 ft) long and 150 m (490 ft) wide making it one of the largest medieval castles in Europe.
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