salzburgAustria
city of Mozart
city of Mozart
Salzburg City
The city of Salzburg is the capital of the federal state of Salzburg.
With 150.000 inhabitants Salzburg is Austria's 4th biggest city. Only Vienna, Graz and Linz have more citizens.
Salzburg is known for its baroque architecture and Alpine setting. Some people might also know that Salzburg was the birthplace of the popular composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and the setting for the musical and the film "Sound of Music".
The river called "Salzach" runs through the city, and the closest alpine peak – the 1972m Untersberg – is only a some few kilometers away from the city center.
The old town of Salzburg is strongly dominated by its baroque towers. The many churches in Salzburg testify that godfearing citizens lived here in all times. The city center of Salzburg is surrounded by two smaller mountains, the Mönchsberg and the Kapuzinerberg.
Salzburg is about 150 km away from the Bavarian capital Munich, and 300 km from the Austrian capital Vienna.
