Austria
Castles near Salzburg
48 castles, fortresses, palaces and ruins within 100 km of the city centre: every one on the interactive map, with photos, distances and directions.
The closest is Salzburg Residenz , 1 km south of the city centre; the most famous is Herrenchiemsee (#135 of 9,035 worldwide) 48 km west. The oldest dated site in the circle is Kloster Herrenchiemsee , founded 620.
The 100 km circle reaches into 2 countries: Austria (40), Germany (8).
Within 100 km 48 landmarks
By type 19 castles · 3 fortresses · 23 palaces & châteaux · 3 ruins
Countries Austria 40 · Germany 8
City 155,021 residents
Within 25 km of Salzburg
Hohensalzburg Fortress 1 km south · Fortress · #156 worldwide
Hohensalzburg Fortress is a large medieval fortress in the city of Salzburg, Austria.
Mirabell Palace 1 km north · Palace & château · #318 worldwide
Mirabell Palace is a historic building in the city of Salzburg, Austria. The palace with its gardens is a listed cultural heritage monument and part…
Hellbrunn Palace 4 km south · Palace & château
Hellbrunn Palace is an early Baroque villa of palatial size, located in Hellbrunn, the southern countryside district of the city of Salzburg, Austria.
Schloss Klessheim 4 km north-west · Palace & château
Schloss Klessheim is a Baroque palace located in Wals-Siezenheim, 4 km west of Salzburg, Austria.
Schloss Leopoldskron 1 km south · Palace & château
Schloss Leopoldskron is a rococo palace and a national historic monument in Leopoldskron-Moos, a southern district of the city of Salzburg, Austria.
Anif Palace 6 km south · Palace & château
Anif Palace, also known as the Water Palace Anif, is located beside an artificial pond in Anif on the southern edge of Salzburg, Austria.
Palace Staufeneck 12 km west · Palace & château
The Palace Staufeneck is in the municipality of Piding in Berchtesgaden. The fortress was built in the 12th century by Burggrafen von Staufeneck.
Salzburg Residenz 1 km south · Palace & château
The Salzburg Residenz, also known as the Alte Residenz or Old Residence, is a palace located at Domplatz and Residenzplatz in the historic centre of…
Schloss Fuschl 16 km east · Castle
Schloss Fuschl is a castle in the municipality of Hof bei Salzburg, in the Land Salzburg in western Austria.
Schloss Goldenstein 5 km south-east · Palace & château
Schloss Goldenstein lies not far from the parish church of St Elisabeth in Elsbethen, a municipality in the southern outskirts of the city of…
Schloss Freisaal 2 km south-east · Palace & château
Schloss Freisaal lies embedded in the green belt in the south of the provincial capital Salzburg in Austria.
Neue Residenz 1 km south-east · Palace & château
The Neue Residenz in the old town of Salzburg, once also called Palazzo Nuovo, was erected by Prince-Archbishop Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau to the…
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Day trips: 25–60 km
Herrenchiemsee 48 km west · Palace & château · #135 worldwide
Herrenchiemsee is a complex of royal buildings on Herreninsel, the largest island in the Chiemsee lake, in southern Bavaria, Germany.
Hohenwerfen Castle 37 km south · Castle · #235 worldwide
Hohenwerfen Castle is a medieval rock castle, situated at an altitude of 623 metres, on a 155-metre rock pillar overlooking the Austrian market town…
Burghausen Castle 43 km north · Castle
Burghausen Castle in Burghausen, Upper Bavaria, is the longest castle complex in the world, confirmed by the Guinness World Record company, and the…
Kaiservilla 44 km east · Palace & château
The Kaiservilla in Bad Ischl, Upper Austria, was the summer residence of Emperor Franz Joseph I and Empress Elisabeth of Austria, known as Sisi.
Schloss Ort 57 km east · Castle
Schloss Ort is an Austrian castle situated in the Traunsee lake, in Gmunden, 19 kilometres from Vöcklabruck, the gate to Salzkammergut.
Schloss Cumberland 59 km east · Palace & château
Cumberland Castle is a former royal palace in Gmunden, Austria. When the House of Hanover lost the throne of the Kingdom of Hanover after it was…
Castle Blühnbach 36 km south · Palace & château
Schloss Blühnbach is a stately home in the Blühnbach valley in Werfen, Salzburg, Austria.
Kloster Herrenchiemsee 49 km west · Palace & château
Kloster Herrenchiemsee is a former Benedictine monastery and later Augustinian canons' collegiate foundation on the island of Herrenchiemsee in the…
Schloss Fischhorn 59 km south · Palace & château
Fischhorn Palace is a palace in the Salzburg municipality of Bruck an der Großglocknerstraße in the Pinzgau region.
Schloss Prielau 54 km south · Palace & château
Schloss Prielau or Prielau Castle is a former prince-bishop's hunting lodge on the shore of Lake Zell in the municipality of Maishofen in the…
Hohenaschau Castle 54 km west · Palace & château
Hohenaschau Palace is a palace, developed from a hilltop castle, in the municipality of Aschau im Chiemgau, near the Bavarian-Tyrolean border.
Schloss Wildenwart 55 km west · Palace & château
Wildenwart Palace is located in Wildenwart in the municipality of Frasdorf in the Chiemgau, high above the valley of the Prien.
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Farther afield: 60–100 km
Kufstein Fortress 70 km west · Fortress
The Kufstein Fortress is the main landmark of Kufstein, a town in Tyrol, Austria. It is sometimes wrongly referred to as Geroldseck Fortress.
Itter Castle 77 km south-west · Castle
Itter Castle is a 19th-century castle in Itter, a village in Tyrol, Austria. In 1943, during World War II, it was turned into a Nazi prison for…
Burg Mauterndorf 88 km south-east · Castle
Mauterndorf Castle is a castle in the municipality of Mauterndorf, in the Austrian state of Salzburg. It is situated at an altitude of 1,138 metres.
Moosham Castle 92 km south-east · Castle
Moosham Castle is a medieval castle near Unternberg in the Lungau region of Salzburg, Austria.
Veste Oberhaus 92 km north · Fortress
Veste Oberhaus is a fortress that was founded in 1219 and, for most of its time, was the stronghold of the Bishop of Passau, Germany.
Schloss Trautenfels 84 km east · Palace & château
Trautenfels Castle is a palace located in the district of Liezen in Styria. It lies directly on the Enns at 673m in the municipality…
Burg Vichtenstein 93 km north-east · Castle
Burg Vichtenstein is a castle in Upper Austria, Austria. Burg Vichtenstein is 531 metres above sea level.
Burg Neuhaus 99 km north-east · Castle
Burg Neuhaus is a castle in Upper Austria, Austria. Burg Neuhaus is 420 metres above sea level.
Mittersill Castle 71 km south-west · Castle
Mittersill Castle is a medieval castle. It sits on the northern side of the Salzach valley some 140m above the city of Mittersill in the Pinzgau…
Strechau Castle 100 km east · Castle
Strechau Castle, also called Schloss Strechau, is a hilltop castle in the area of the municipality of Lassing in the district of Burgfried and the…
Burg Wels 83 km north-east · Castle
The imperial Burg Wels is a palace-like castle in the southeast of the town centre of Wels.
Schloss Kaps 63 km south-west · Palace & château
Schloss Kaps, also Kapsburg, lies in Kitzbühel in Tyrol, Austria. The castle is a listed monument.
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Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q34713 .
Frequently asked questions
How many castles are near Salzburg? The Castle Map atlas maps 48 landmarks (19 castles · 3 fortresses · 23 palaces & châteaux · 3 ruins) within 100 km of the centre of Salzburg, measured straight-line: a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
What is the closest castle to Salzburg? Salzburg Residenz, a palace 1 km south of the city centre.
What is the most famous castle near Salzburg? Herrenchiemsee, ranked #135 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking: 48 km west from Salzburg.
What is the oldest castle near Salzburg? The oldest dated landmark in the circle is Kloster Herrenchiemsee, founded 620: 49 km west. Earlier structures may have existed; this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
Nearby city guides: Linz (108 km) · Munich (116 km) · Innsbruck (137 km) · Villach (144 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country .