Hohenwerfen Castle

Coordinates: 47°28′55″N 13°11′16″E / 47.48194°N 13.18778°E / 47.48194; 13.18778
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Hohenwerfen Castle
Festung Hohenwerfen
Salzburg,
Austria
Burg Hohenwerfen
Site information
Open to
the public		Yes
ConditionPreserved
Site history
Built1075–1078
Built byArchbishop Gebhard of Salzburg

Hohenwerfen Castle (

Archbishops of Salzburg
in the 11th century.

The castle became known internationally as the main location in the film Where Eagles Dare.

History

Night view

The fortification was built between 1075 and 1078 at the behest of Archbishop Gebhard of Salzburg during the Imperial Investiture Controversy, meant as a strategic bulwark atop a 155-metre (509 ft) high rock. Gebhard, an ally of Pope Gregory VII and the anti-king Rudolf of Rheinfelden, had three major castles extended to secure the route across the Eastern Alps along the Salzach river against the forces of King Henry IV of Germany: Hohenwerfen, Hohensalzburg and Petersberg Castle at Friesach in Carinthia. Nevertheless, King Henry had Gebhard expelled in 1077 and the archbishop could not return to Salzburg until 1086, only to die at Hohenwerfen two years later.

Johann Michael Sattler: Festung Hohenwerfen, 1827/28

In the following centuries Hohenwerfen served Salzburg's rulers, the

prince-archbishops, not only as a military base but also as a residence and hunting retreat. The fortress was extended in the 12th century and to a lesser extent again in the 16th century during the German Peasants' War
, when in 1525 and 1526 riotous farmers and miners from the south of Salzburg moved towards the city, laying fire and severely damaging the castle.

Shot from the castle, overlooking the gardens. 2019
Courtyard. 2019
Cannon

Alternatively it was used as a state

Wolf Dietrich Raitenau
, who died here in 1617 after six years of imprisonment.

In 1931 the fortress, owned by Archduke Eugen of Austria since 1898, was again damaged by a fire and, though largely restored, finally had to be sold to the Salzburg Reichsgau administration in 1938. In World War II, the castle served as a Gauführerschule, a nazi education camp opened on 5 March 1939 by Salzburg's Gauleiter Friedrich Rainer and active during World War II.[3][4] After the war it was used as a training camp by the Austrian Gendarmerie (rural police) until 1987.

Currently, the bastion functions as a museum. Among the numerous attractions offered by the fortress are guided tours showing its extensive weapons collection, the historical Salzburg Falconry with the falconry museum as well as a fortress tavern. The historic Falconry Centre is a special attraction, offering daily flight demonstrations using various birds of prey, including eagles, falcons, hawks, and vultures.

Owners

Formerly the castle belonged to the House of Habsburg. The estate is now owned by the state of Salzburg.[5]

In popular culture

References

  1. ^ Hohenwerfen Castle Height and Location
  2. ^ Height of local peak
  3. ^ Metzger, Peter (2019). "PiKam Ingolstadt besucht Salzburger Kameradschaft Pioniere und Sappeure" [Army engineer comradeship Ingolstadt visiting Salzburg engineers and sappers]. www.bdpi.org (in German). BDPi e.V. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  4. ISBN 978-88-95523-36-1
    .
  5. ^ History of Hohenwerfen Castle http://www.visit-salzburg.net/surroundings/hohenwerfen.htm
  6. ^ Neil Armstrong0 (3 July 2018). "Where Eagles Dare at 50: how Burton and Eastwood – plus a lot of vodka – made the world's favourite war movie". The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ Phillips, Adrian (9 March 2020). "Mountains, myths and monsters: exploring the folklore of Austria's dramatic Hochkönig region". National Geographic. NG Media. Archived from the original on 22 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Hakenkreuzflagge flatterte auf der Burg Hohenwerfen" [Swastika flag flutters on Hohenwerfen Castle]. Salzburger Nachrichten (in German). Salzburger Nachrichten Verlag. 16 September 2015. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015.
  9. ^ Minichberger, Michael (9 January 2021). "Werfen wird zur Filmkulisse: Landkrimi-Dreh im Februar". Salzburger Nachrichten (in German). Salzburger Nachrichten Verlag.
  10. ^ Jones, Gary (22 December 2015). "Black Ops 3 Zombies update: Awakening details revealed for Call of Duty PS4 fans". Express. Reach plc. Archived from the original on 1 January 2016.

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