- Located on the top of Festungberg, Fortress Hohensalzburg is the biggest preserved castle in the whole central Europe.
- Hohensalzburg Fortress is situated at an altitude of 506 m. “Construction of the fortress began in 1077 under Archbishop Gebhard von Helfenstein.
- The Hohensalzburg Fortress is now a museum. The chambers within display objects from the medieval era to the mid-nineteenth century.
- Hohensalzburg Fortress is an imposing medieval fortress that has stood watch over the Austrian city of Salzburg for nearly a millennium.
- Hohensalzburg Fortress Mirabell. Archbishop Gebhard von Helfenstein built the fortress in 1077 with a primary purpose of protecting the bishops and the city.
- Visit Hohensalzburg, even if you're not interested in the fortress, for the view from the terrace. From the Reck watchtower, you get a panoramic sweep of the Alps.
- Hohensalzburg Fortress was chosen as the primary theme for the Austrian Nonnberg Abbey memorial coin stamped on April 5, 2006.
- It is said that Hohensalzburg Fortress has never been captured by enemies; however attempts to take it have also been sparse and of dubious force.
- Hohensalzburg Fortress is the biggest fully preserved castle in Central Europe and the emblem of Salzburg City.