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Jan 30, 2022 · It is located around 40 kilometers (25 miles) south of the stunning city of Salzburg ( Salzburg is where the 1965 film The Sound of Music was shot and set ). Location: On A Precipice Close To The Austrian City of Salzburg. The imposing castle is surrounded by the dramatic Berchtesgaden Alps and Tennen Mountains.
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The fortress is surrounded by the Berchtesgaden Alps and the adjacent Tennen Mountains. Hohenwerfen is a "sister" of Hohensalzburg Fortress, both built by the Archbishops of Salzburg in the 11th century. The castle became known internationally as the main location in the film Where Eagles Dare .
- 1075–1078
- Yes
- Preserved
- Archbishop Gebhard of Salzburg
May 7, 2022 · MGM/YouTube. IMDb reports that the majority of the film's shooting locations were in Austria. The film's opening title showcasing beautiful snowy mountains was filmed in Saalfelden, Austria. The...
The castle, now a falconry centre and museum, is accessible by a short, if steep, pathway from the village. Some of the cable-car scenes were faked with a studio model, but the real aerial tramway seen in the film is the Feuerkogel Mountain lift, which has been operating since 1927, at Ebensee , at the southern tip of Traunsee in the ...
Aug 24, 2021 · Hohenwerfen Castle featured as a fictional castle in the 1968 film Where Eagles Dare, and as the headquarters of the Führer in the 2015 adaptation of The Man in the High Castle. A level in the video game Call of Duty: Black Ops III is based on the castle. It can be seen in the background in The Sound of Music.
