Fuschl Castle

Schloss Fuschl was built in the middle of the 15th century during the reigns of Archbishops Sigmund I von Volkersdorf (1452−1461) and Cardinal Burkhard II von Weißpriach (1461−1466) and initially served as a hunting lodge. The first written mention of a princely-archiepiscopal hunt dates back to 1545. There are also records of a grand ceremonial hunt under Paris Graf von Lodron (1619−1653) from 1624, among others.

In 1803, the dissolution of the spiritual principality of Salzburg led to the end of episcopal rule. After five changes of ownership, Salzburg finally became part of the Austrian Empire in 1816, and with it Schloss Fuschl. It fell into disrepair because it was used as a residence for foresters and not maintained. From 1833 to 1939, Schloss Fuschl had several tenants and owners. One of the owners, the Royal Bavarian Auditor Erl, furnished Schloss Fuschl with a number of partly valuable paintings and furniture, which, however, have been untraceable since the end of World War II. In 1939, the castle was illegally transferred to Reich Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop via a foundation. When the rightful owner, Gustav Edler von Remiz, a friend of Ribbentrop's brother-in-law Stefan-Karl Henkell, protested against the expropriation, he was interned in Dachau concentration camp, where he died on August 29, 1939.

The building is now a protected monument and was completely renovated between January 2005 and June 2006. The construction cost was around 30 million Euros.

Since 1950/51, Schloss Fuschl has been a hotel. In 1957 and 1958, it was a filming location for the Sissi films with Romy Schneider and Karlheinz Böhm.