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Ritzen Castle

Ritzen Castle is one of the castles in the municipality of Saalfelden in Salzburg. Starting from an early medieval castle, the building changed over the centuries, ever. It was built and torn down constantly, and in 1892 a fire destroyed a large part of the property. Only when the castle came into public hands, cracks, could prevent a further decline. The castle and its remaining old building structures have been restored and renovated. Also, some supply and connecting structures were built.

Castle Farmach

The history of the castle Farmach in Saalfelden is very hidden. The first document on this property suggests, comes from the year 1272nd 1339 one of Jan's Farmach is mentioned in a document.Historically, time is not secured when the court has fallen to Farmach the gentlemen from the pasture. What is certain is that this generation expansions the court in a castle. 1567 the castle was owned by a Helen of the pasture, the wife of Baron Georg von Toerring. 1599 Hans Zehentner, Torring administrator to Farmach acquired since 1555, primarily due to lock together. From 1614 he was allowed to adorn the imperial decree with the title of Farmach. The castle remained in the possession of about 130 years Zehentners before 1737 bought a Francis Raymond of Rehlingen the castle and began 1760 with a fundamental restructuring. The work was not completed. He died in 1770th

Castle Lichtenberg

Lichtenberg Castle, Burg Lichtenberg is also a castle in Saalfelden, a municipality in the Austrian province of Salzburg. The exact time of origin of the castle Lichtenberg is unknown, it is documented for the first time mentioned in 1281. At that time, the castle, which on a headland of the Stony Sea sits about 60 feet above Saalfelden, but they have existed, since it is reported that there Archbishop Frederick II of Walchen after a dispute with the sex of Kalhamer had succeeded, the castle Lichtenberg his brothers Alberto and Otto von Walchen to pass.

Castle Village Home

Castle Village Home is located at the western edge of Saalfelden on the road to Leogang. The building still has only the outward character of a castle with a high hipped roof and the two remaining, south-facing corner towers.The origin of the castle town home is located entirely in the dark. Documented the stately Ansitz is the first time in 1331 in conjunction with the Vogtturm in Zell am See called. It has also been the sex of the Hunt, bastards of the Counts of Plain noted that a further consequence - at least since 1369 - the castle made it their home village manor.

Church in Gerling

The village is mentioned Gerling first documented in 1330. The church, which the Holy Gotthard is dedicated, is mentioned in documents in 1500. On the basis of archaeological finds, but is believed to have proved that the church have been earlier, since these findings point to the Bishop of Chiemsee George Altdorfer (1495).

Church in Lenzing

Lenzing is one of the fastest growing districts Saalfelden, which is why the believers found a place in the old church of Lenzing.It was started in 1970 after the plans of architect Georg Aigner Saalfeldner to build a new parish center and church, rectory and parish hall. The old church should be involved in the building complex. However, it was only part of the planning realized. On 24 May 1973 was the then Archbishop Karl Berg, therefore, only the inauguration of a new church with seating for 350 to make.

The Hermitage at Palfen

The hermit thought is not a Christian thought, its origins date back far into pre-Christian times. Nevertheless, the built hermitage on Palfen in Saalfelden purely Christian faith.Since around 1560 in a cave above the castle Lichtenberg, an effigy of St George venerated. This prompted one Thomas Pichler - the Order of St. Francis belonging - in 1664 the approval of the Archbishop of Salzburg in the consortium seek, above the castle Lichtenberg as a hermit to be allowed to settle.

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