Festung Hohensalzburg

Fortress Hohensalzburg © Tourismus Salzburg GmbH / Günter Breitegger

Wahrzeichen Wednesday? More like Festung (Hohensalzburg) Freitag! This week's #Wahrzeichen features the city of Salzburg's most iconic Wahrzeichen, the fortress of #Hohensalzburg. First constructed in 1077, the fortress was built for the bishop of the ecclesiastical principality of Salzburg, a state of the Holy Roman Empire ruled by the bishops of #Salzburg.

Fortress Hohensalzburg © Tourismus Salzburg GmbH

It can be visited by funicular or by walking up the hill from Salzburg's old town to the fortress gate. Great views can also be had from the Kapuzinerberg, just across the river Salzach from the city's Old Town #Altstadt.

Picture of Fortress Hohensalzburg taken from the foot of the hill with a carriage in front © Tourismus Salzburg GmbH / Günter Breitegger

Picture of Fortress Hohensalzburg taken from opposing mountain © Tourismus Salzburg GmbH / Günter Breitegger

Picture of Fortress Hohensalzburg taken from a walking path on opposing mountain © Tourismus Salzburg GmbH / Günter Breitegger