European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 12, 1963, Darmstadt, Hesse Lil i the country to Lyric the town dramatic Whan mingled they Mako the most perfect musical drama. Longfellow Salzburg Mozart s Birthplace and set Ting for renowned summer music festivals since 1920, was melt by Taulli Noily bilious princes of the Church. They Raed the medieval town on the Banks of the Bulluch to make Way for buildings Soma Jestic that their City would become known m the Rome of the North. Their baroque City with its Skyline of domes and Itce Ples etched against a Back drop of mow copped mountains has changed Little since the last ecclesiastical ruler died. Sleek american cars must thread their Way cautiously through streets designed for Royal carriages and modern civil servants work in a Renaissance pal see. The Prince Bishops guided the destiny of Bol Burg for 1,100 years. Ecclesiastical Rule he an in f�9fi, when the area was Given As a Grant to is. Rupert who christianize the Region. Their Rule endured until Napoleon made the German Rome part of Austria in Skoti. The City is named for the Salt mines is ill a major tourist at Intel Ion which made Salzburg Rich even in celtic and roman times. Rupert and the Bishops who followed him had a monopoly on the Salt. With which they profitably supplied much of Bavaria. Further gifts of land legacies find keen bargaining made mighty Over lords of these Bishops. By the 10th Century they minted their own coins and held both temporal and ecclesiastical Power Over the District. The neighbouring bavarian princes whose ancestor Theodo Hail Laid Hie foundation of All this wealth and Power through his Al Fly to St. Rupert a crime. Naturally enough unhappy and envious. Tho Church men consequently built fortresses. In 1077, the first part of the Hohrn Salzburg the mighty fortification which dominates thecly to this Day was built. As the Middle Ages came to a close one of the greatest of the City s rulers. Leon hard von Keut Sench. Moved into the fort Ress made it More impregnable and added princely apartments in a last Hurt of Goluk archbishops built the baroque Selz Burn that so Ilell kits the modern tourist. The first to Lei ired inc ground and Drew up olos Hiil plus the second tamed Down the plans and built w i s e i a and the Thor to elaborated and finished the grand design. Wolf Nelrich on Iliili Tonuu. Linso Rel a lasted from 15h7 o 1012, Wax a Zienius who lacked All tscnnt1 of proportion. When his architect protested that the Cathedra stood in the Way of his Nedlose schemes Wolf snarled tear it lit pulled Down Many other Churchick As Well ripped open squares and demolished entire neighbourhoods in order to rebuild on a Scute to rival the eternal cily. A driving of pcs cd ruler or wanted a Cath viral to com pare with i j Elco s. For his mistress and their 15 children he built the sprawling. Cli font Misabell Polaco which today houses municipal offices. Ills personality muck Many enemies. Including the Pope who charged him with heresy. He died in prison having finished Only one of his grand projects his own lome. Markus is Tilkus. His successor was n Man of n different Caliper. To ripped out the foundations of he Cathedral and ordered the Archil Crl to Start ver on to More r in son a Hie scale. All the buildings he undertook were finished during his Short reign which Vitt Letl in Witiw. Taftt he had a sense of humor is Irmo nitrated by his summer Palace . Water sprinklers concealed throughout the Park still soak Many incautious tourists. A less risky traction at i be Palace is a mechanical theater w Ltd 25fi figures. Paris Vodron. Him ruled until 1653, finished the it Rand plan lie broke open the old town Walls mined them farther out thus giving Sal Burg room to expand. He completed be Cathe Ihal and reinforced the fortress with bulwarks and buttresses. Hll skillful diplomacy kept the City out of the thirty years War and. While the rest of Germany was being he was Able to Lay out gardens and erect palaces. Salzburg s most famous son Wolfgang Mozart on. Of Salzburg i big Geil at Fri rival Lim it Jedermann performed on que Moi Orl i Birl Plao a 9 gear id Gano. The stars and stapes Moy a
