Hohenwerfen Castle, built 1078, Werfen, Salzach valley, state of Salzburg, Austria, Europe.

The medieval Hohenwerfen Fortress overlooks Werfen, a market town in Salzach Valley (40 kilometers south of Salzburg city), in the Sankt Johann im Pongau District of Salzburg state, in Austria, Europe. The castle became known internationally as the main location in the 1968 film “Where Eagles Dare” starring Richard Burton, Clint Eastwood and Mary Ure. Hohenwerfen was built in association with Hohensalzburg Fortress in 1075–1078 at the behest of Archbishop Gebhard of Salzburg during the Imperial Investiture Controversy, meant as a strategic bulwark atop a 155-meter (509-ft) high rock. The route up to Eisriesenwelt ice cave offers several vantage points to see the castle from above. The castle also appeared beyond the meadow of Gschwandtanger where Maria Trapp (played by Julie Andrews) taught the children the famous “Do Re Mi” song in “The Sound of Music” film (1965) — walk to where they picnicked via The Sound of Music Trail. The fortress is surrounded by the Berchtesgaden Alps and the adjacent Tennen Mountains. The route up to Eisriesenwelt ice cave offers several vantage points to see the castle from above.

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The medieval Hohenwerfen Fortress overlooks Werfen, a market town in Salzach Valley (40 kilometers south of Salzburg city), in the Sankt Johann im Pongau District of Salzburg state, in Austria, Europe. The castle became known internationally as the main location in the 1968 film “Where Eagles Dare” starring Richard Burton, Clint Eastwood and Mary Ure. Hohenwerfen was built in association with Hohensalzburg Fortress in 1075–1078 at the behest of Archbishop Gebhard of Salzburg during the Imperial Investiture Controversy, meant as a strategic bulwark atop a 155-meter (509-ft) high rock. The route up to Eisriesenwelt ice cave offers several vantage points to see the castle from above. The castle also appeared beyond the meadow of Gschwandtanger where Maria Trapp (played by Julie Andrews) taught the children the famous “Do Re Mi” song in “The Sound of Music” film (1965) — walk to where they picnicked via The Sound of Music Trail. The fortress is surrounded by the Berchtesgaden Alps and the adjacent Tennen Mountains. The route up to Eisriesenwelt ice cave offers several vantage points to see the castle from above.