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Popular Things To Do | Other Things To Do Tips | All Tips (23) The townhall of Sankt Gilgen is maybe the most beautiful of all the buildings there.
Just take a closer look at the lovely ornaments around the windows and the lovely bay-window. Leave a Comment Directions: The townhall is to be found on Mozartplatz, just behind the Mozart-fountain
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There is a nice museum, showing a lot of different musical instruments of all peoples of the world.
The museum is open:
Monday-Friday 09.00a.m.-12.00 + 02.00p.m.-06.00p.m.
saturday 09.00a.m.-01.00p.m.
The museum is closed between November 12th and december 7th
entry-fee is 2,50-4,00 Euros Leave a Comment Directions: Askolt Zur Eck Aberseestrasse A-5340 St. Gilgen, Österreich Tel. 06227/8235 E-Mail: information@wolfgangsee.at
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The main altar shows Saint Aegidius surrounded by people,searching for help.
This painting was most probably painted by Anton Lorenzoni, who was one of the servants of the prince-bishop.
The rather small church is not so very much overloaded, like many other baroque churches ( like e.g. the church in St.Wolfgang im Salzkammergut, just at the other side of the lake) Leave a Comment Directions: In the very centre of the village
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St. Gilgen's main square is centered on a smallish statue of Mozart in the middle of a fountain just in front of the Rathaus (Town Hall). The fountain was built in 1927 to forever link the town to the famous Austrian composer. However, St. Gilgen was actually the birthplace, not of Wolfgang Amadeus himself, but his mother Maria Pertl in 1720. His sister also lived in town.
Michael and I spent a few minutes admiring the charming architecture of the buildings in this main square and soaking up the hillside charm of the town itself. Leave a Comment
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On my picture you may see the tiny public beach of St.Gilgen and in the back the Schafberg, on the opposite shore of the Wolfgangsee. A historic steam-train will take you up there from St.Wolfgang within 45 minutes and you will have an excellent panorama-view over the surrounding mountains !
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Right in the very centre of St.Gilgen is Mozartplatz with a statue of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, playing his violin.
Mozarts mother was born in St.Gilgen and many places and buildings remind of the Mozart Family. Leave a Comment Address: MozartplatzDirections: The townhall is at Mozartplatz - in the very centre of St.Gilgen, 200 meters from the Wolfgangsee (the lake)
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BIG SNOUTS? Yep, apparently Mozart's mom, Maria Anna Pertl, who was born in this house just off of the main square had an enormous nose. In fact, Mozart himself is said to have inherited this trait. His sister Mariann who also was known as Nannerl, also had a giant honker! Check out the stone carving on the wall outside the home and you'll notice the prominence of the Mozarts' noses. Leave a Comment
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Mozart-Gedenkstaette is a small museum inside the house, where the mother of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in december 25, 1720, and where also his sister Nannerl was living between 1784 and 1801
The museum is open daily from june 1st except monday:
10.00 a.m. - 12.00 and 02.00p.m.-06.00p.m. Leave a Comment Address: Ischler Strasse 15Directions: The museum is just about 200 meters from the church, direketly at the lake
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Right in front of the Mozart Gedenkstaette you may see a small fountain with a young girl, playing with a ring.
It is to memorize the time, when Mozarts mother spent her childhood in Sankt Gilgen. Leave a Comment Address: Platz vor dem BezirksgerichtDirections: Just in front of the house, where Mozarts mother was born
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Take a walk through Sankt Gilgen and you will see so plenty of lovely houses with great and unique architecture, like this one with a lovely tower, painted with scenes showing local professions. Leave a Comment Directions: This house is just opposite of the church
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on July 7, 2004
on December 15, 2004
