World Heritage Identification Number: 784
World Heritage since: 1996
Category: Cultural Heritage
WHE Type: Historic Cities & Urban Areas
Transboundary Heritage: No
Endangered Heritage: No
Country: 🇦🇹 Austria
Continent: Europe
UNESCO World Region: Europe and North America
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The Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg: A Blend of Medieval and Baroque Architecture
The Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg, officially recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1996, offers a unique blend of medieval and Baroque architecture that reflects the city's rich history and cultural heritage. Situated on the left and right banks of the Salzach river, this district corresponds to the historic city center of Salzburg, Austria.
More to come…UNESCO Description of the World Heritage Site
Salzburg has managed to preserve an extraordinarily rich urban fabric, developed over the period from the Middle Ages to the 19th century when it was a city-state ruled by a prince-archbishop. Its Flamboyant Gothic art attracted many craftsmen and artists before the city became even better known through the work of the Italian architects Vincenzo Scamozzi and Santini Solari, to whom the centre of Salzburg owes much of its Baroque appearance. This meeting-point of northern and southern Europe perhaps sparked the genius of Salzburg’s most famous son, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, whose name has been associated with the city ever since.
UNESCO Justification of the World Heritage Site
Criterion (ii): Salzburg played a crucial role in the interchange between Italian and German cultures, resulting in a flowering of the two cultures and a long-lasting exchange between them.
Criterion (iv): Salzburg is an exceptionally important example of a European ecclesiastical city-state, with a remarkable number of high-quality buildings, both secular and ecclesiastical, from periods ranging from the late Middle Ages to the 20th century.
Criterion (vi): Salzburg is noteworthy for its associations with the arts, and in particular with music, in the person of its famous son, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Encyclopedia Record: Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg
The Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg, also known as the Altstadt, is a district of Salzburg, Austria, recognized as UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1996. It corresponds with the historic city center, situated on the left and right banks of the Salzach river.Additional Site Details
Area: 236 hectares
Number of Components: 1
(iv) — Outstanding example of a type of building or landscape
(vi) — Directly associated with events or living traditions
Coordinates: 47.80055556 , 13.04333333
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