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Makartsteg (Love Lock Bridge) — View of Hohensalzburg Fortress

Makartsteg (Love Lock Bridge) — View of Hohensalzburg Fortress

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Makartsteg (Love Lock Bridge) — View of Hohensalzburg Fortress

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Location: Salzburg, Austria

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Martina

October 14, 2021

Until the spring of 2019, Marko M. Feingold was President of the Salzburg Jewish Community and was in charge of the Salzburg synagogue. At 106, he was the last oldest Holocaust survivor in Austria
The footbridge named after him is often used today to attach love locks

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Paul

January 21, 2025

Makartsteg - Bridge over the Salzach, Salzburg
The Makartsteg is a bridge over the Salzach in Salzburg's old town. It was named after the actually rather insignificant artist Hans Makart, who was born and grew up in Salzburg. As a painter, he established himself in Viennese historicism, appropriately in the capital, where he contributed many very lavish paintings for the redesign of the Ringstrasse buildings. The Makartsteg is only open to pedestrians and cyclists.
The current Makartsteg is the youngest and most modern bridge over the Salzach, but already the third bridge of this name. The first was built here in 1905 in the Art Nouveau style, but was torn down again in 1967 when a larger construction became necessary. This second Makartsteg became known as the "swinging bridge" because it vibrated relatively strongly.
The editorial team of Visit-Salzburg.net consists mainly of people who still walked the Makartsteg with great pleasure as children; The strong vibrations and oscillations are more likely to be due to weaknesses in the construction and planning than to desired effects. And with around 20,000 people crossing the Makartsteg every day, the second bridge was soon in poor condition too. In 2000 it was demolished.
One year later, the current Makartsteg was opened with a big festival including fireworks over the Salzach. Live music along the Salzach on a warm June night ensured that the people of Salzburg immediately took the new bridge to their hearts. Around 25,000 visitors attended the opening.
On one side of the Makartsteg you can see the mooring of the Amadeus, the tourist boat that first dropped anchor there at around the same time. Shortly before the bridge was opened, there was a suggestion to name the bridge after the physicist Christian Doppler, who was born not far from the bridge in 1803. Doppler had been virtually forgotten for decades and was only rediscovered by Salzburg in the late 1990s. In addition to a hospital, a school and a sweet from the Fürst house were also named after him. The city administration nevertheless decided to keep the much less important Hans Makart as the namesake.
Text / Source: TSG Tourismus Salzburg GmbH, Auerspergstraße 6, Salzburg
visit-salzburg.net/deutsch/sehenswuerdig/makartsteg.htm

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steffend

March 10, 2017

Great view of the city and the fortress. Especially recommended at night

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