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Altstadt the historic centre of Salzburg, Austria.
It corresponds with the historic city centre, situated on the left and right banks of the Salzach river. It is renowned for its Baroque architecture and is one of the best-preserved city centres north of the Alps.
Salzburg lies on the site of the Roman settlement of Iuvavum. In 696 it became a seat of the archbishop in 798. Its main sources of income were salt extraction, trade, and gold mining. The fortress of Hohensalzburg, one of the largest medieval fortresses in Europe, dates from the 11th century. In the 17th century, Salzburg became a centre of the Counter-Reformation, with monasteries and numerous Baroque churches built.
It has managed to preserve an extraordinarily rich urban fabric, developed over the period from the Middle Ages to the 19th century when it was a city-state ruled by a prince-archbishop.
Salzburg's Flamboyant Gothic art attracted many craftsmen and artists before the city became even better known through the work of the Italian architects Vincenzo Scamozzi and Santini Solari, to whom the centre of Salzburg owes much of its Baroque appearance.
Information sources:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salzburg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historic_Centre_of_the_City_of_Salz...
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Altstadt the historic centre of Salzburg, Austria.
It corresponds with the historic city centre, situated on the left and right banks of the Salzach river. It is renowned for its Baroque architecture and is one of the best-preserved city centres north of the Alps.
Salzburg lies on the site of the Roman settlement of Iuvavum. In 696 it became a seat of the archbishop in 798. Its main sources of income were salt extraction, trade, and gold mining. The fortress of Hohensalzburg, one of the largest medieval fortresses in Europe, dates from the 11th century. In the 17th century, Salzburg became a centre of the Counter-Reformation, with monasteries and numerous Baroque churches built.
It has managed to preserve an extraordinarily rich urban fabric, developed over the period from the Middle Ages to the 19th century when it was a city-state ruled by a prince-archbishop.
Salzburg's Flamboyant Gothic art attracted many craftsmen and artists before the city became even better known through the work of the Italian architects Vincenzo Scamozzi and Santini Solari, to whom the centre of Salzburg owes much of its Baroque appearance.
Information sources:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salzburg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historic_Centre_of_the_City_of_Salz...