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Bürgerwehr Mönchsberg

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Bürgerwehr Mönchsberg

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Bürgerwehr Mönchsberg

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Location: Salzburg, Austria

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1. Kapuzinerberg Viewpoint – View of Hohensalzburg Fortress loop from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof (S-Bahn)

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2. Augustiner Gate (Mönchsberg) – View of Hohensalzburg Fortress loop from Gneis

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3. Historic Centre of Salzburg – Mirabell Palace and Gardens loop from Salzburg Süd

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Mikesan

February 13, 2022

There were fortifications on the Mönchsberg as early as the 13th century. At the narrowest point of the mountain there was a defensive wall with a crenellated crown, which was reinforced and raised in 1487 by the townspeople. This is how they came up with the name "vigilante". It is located above the Gstättentor/Schleiferbogen, the former city boundary. The kennel with a steep gateway that is located there was built in 1630/40.

Under Paris Lodron, the Mönchsberg was extensively provided with fortifications, such as the Müllner Schanze. Hiking from the Festungsberg to the Mönchsberg, you pass the Schartentor with the Vorwerk, the so-called "Katze".

The weir system made of conglomerate blocks was built in 1635 to close the previous access to the city.

In 1863 the path was reopened by a gate breakthrough. Past the mayor's hole, which was only broken out of the wall in 1870, you reach the Richterhöhe. This protruding hilltop does not bear this name - as is often said - because it is said to have served as a former place of execution, but after the alpinist and geographer Prof. Eduard Richter (1847 - 1905), for whom a monument was to be erected here.
The two powder towers at Mönchsberg date from the second half of the 14th century. Today they are used as clubhouses. The Richterhöhe offers a wonderful view of the Salzburg Basin and the surrounding high mountains.

The north side of the mountain also received massive fortifications. The Monika gate above the Müllner parish church, with drawbridge and kennel, and the Augustinian gate formed the main part.

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September 7, 2022

As the most important fortification in the province of Salzburg, the Hohensalzburg Fortress has enjoyed regular study by archaeologists, historians and building researchers since the early 19th century. Important discoveries were made through excavations and investigations in the 1990s. One of the greatest sensations of European medieval research was uncovered: hidden in the extensive building groups of the fortress, the high medieval main castle of the archbishopric of Salzburg has largely been preserved. The representative, Palatinate-like facility presented
represents a glamorous highlight of the high medieval secular architecture in Central Europe.

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Stephan N

October 18, 2021

Old city wall and fortifications on the Mönchsberg.
Belongs to the second construction phase, "City Fortification 2" and took place between 1470 and 1490.
Further information about the history of Salzburg's city fortifications:
austria-forum.org/af/AustriaWiki/Befestigungen_der_Stadt_Salzburg

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