- Type
- Castle
- Origins
- 1253 · 13th century per Wikidata: founding, first mention or construction
- Commissioned by
- Prince-Archbishopric of Salzburg
- Visiting
- probably – Wikidata lists it as a museum or gives tickets, opening hours or visitor numbers; check before you go
- Coordinates
- 47.1375°, 13.6783°
History
Mauterndorf takes its name from the toll (Maut) levied here for centuries on the road over the Tauern, which follows the line of an old Roman route. The Salzburg cathedral chapter built the castle in 1253 to guard the road and collect dues from merchants. Around 1500 Archbishop Leonhard von Keutschach enlarged it into a grand residence. In 1894 the run-down castle was bought by the army doctor Hermann von Epenstein, who restored it at great expense; his godson Hermann Göring spent his childhood here and took the castle over from Epenstein's widow in 1939. In 1968 it was bought by the State of Salzburg.
What to see
The castle and its tall tower rise above the small town in the Lungau valley. Inside is a regional museum, and the medieval rooms recreate scenes from the archbishop's court around 1500. The Gothic castle chapel with its frescoes survives, and the tower and walls look out over the Tauern peaks that ring the valley.
Wikipedia article Wikidata Q875740
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