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Schloss Fuschl | |
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Hof bei Salzburg, Land Salzburg, Austria | |
Coordinates | 47°48′31″N 13°15′22″E / 47.8086°N 13.2560°E |
Type | Castle |
Site history | |
Built | About 1450 |
Built by | Prince-Archbishops of Salzburg |
Schloss Fuschl is a castle in the municipality of Hof bei Salzburg, in the Land Salzburg in western Austria. It stands on a peninsula at the western end of Lake Fuschl, a glacier lake. It contains a collection of old master paintings,[1]: 425 and a museum holding objects relating to the film Sissi, parts of which were filmed in the castle.[2]
History
The castle was built in about 1450 by the Prince-Archbishops of Salzburg, who used it as a hunting lodge.[3] In 1816 the prince-bishopric of Salzburg was dissolved and the property passed to the Austrian state. It fell into disrepair.[citation needed]
By the 1930s it was owned by Gustav Edler von Remiz, who was a supporter of the Fatherland Front and was imprisoned by the Nazis in Dachau, where he died.[citation needed] His property was confiscated, and Schloss Fuschl became the summer residence of Joachim von Ribbentrop, Nazi foreign minister,[4]: 41 who used it for diplomatic receptions for Germany's allies. In 1955 the property was restored to the von Remiz family.[citation needed]
It was made into a hotel in the 1950s,[3] and is currently part of the Rosewood Hotel Group franchise.
References
- ^ Jonathan Bousfield, Rob Humphreys (2008). The Rough Guide to Austria. London: Rough Guides.
- ^ Sissi Museum. Fuschl am See: Fuschlsee Tourismus GmbH. Archived 12 September 2022.
- ^ a b Schloss Fuschl. Land Salzburg. Archived 7 March 2021.
- ^ Arthur Mitchell (2007). Hitler's Mountain: The Führer, Obersalzberg and the American Occupation of Berchtesgaden. Jefferson, N.C.; London: McFarland. ISBN 9780786424580>