Burg Mauterndorf

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Mauterndorf (south side)

The Mauterndorf Castle is located in Mauterndorf im Lungau in Salzburg.

History

Already 326 AD, a fort is at the point at which the present castle Mauterndorf is, have passed that protected the once over leading Roman road. This castle, which had been destroyed during the Great Migration is said to have also been the seat of the Roman province administrator.

As is apparent from a deed of gift of the Emperor Henry II in the year 1002, a " system for toll collection " was built in the sequence at this point. Was first documented the castle until 1253, the year in which the keep of the castle was built. Since then, she secured the renewed on an old Roman road important crossing over the Radstadt Tauern. In the 15th century the castle by Archbishop Leonhard von Keutschach and provost of Burkhard Weißpriach was extended. She served the cathedral chapter as the administration center. In 1806 it passed into state ownership.

In 1894 Hermann acquired by Epenstein, a military doctor from Berlin, the castle and saved them from decay.

Epenstein was of Jewish descent but had ironically Hermann Goering as a godchild, so this and the parental family were often in Mauterndorf guest, Hermann's brother Albert Göring practically grew up in the castle on. Epensteins widow wore Hermann Goering the castle. The transmission is still in the 20th century led to legal problems since Goering never make the necessary entry in the land register. End of April 1945 was Hermann Göring flee " to the castle of my youth ," for fear of a advance of the Red Army, he decided, however, to lock Fischhorn.

In the castle there is the Lungau Regional Museum, founded tragically killed whilst 1997 Director Wernfried Gappmayer, and a catering operation. In addition, some rooms have been converted into a " Castle of Adventure ", in which one mimics the daily life of the time " to the Middle Ages Lust" with the motto. Regularly and scientific conferences of international standing will take place in the castle Mauterndorf.

The Lungau Regional Museum was opened in May 2007: For several years it has been in several stages of construction, under the direction of Curator Helga Gappmayer and taking account of the motto "Tradition with a facelift", has been redesigned.

Currently (2013 ) a sun terrace for the catering operation is applied, as the garden in the courtyard of the castle is often so cool that he can not be carried out effectively.

Others

The castle graces the back of the old 50 -shilling bill from the year 1962.