Anif is a small municipality with 4,300 inhabitants, located south of Salzburg in the state of Salzburg, Austria.
History
The place was mentioned for the first time as "the church near Anif" in 788. In 1782, MM. Grimm recorded in his Brixener Volksbuch a local tale about a peasant and a Wilde Woman (Wilde Frau). Anif as a village of its own with its part Niederalm was separated from the neighbour village Grödig on July 17, 1894. Later on a third part was established, Neu Anif.
Famous persons
- Herbert von Karajan, famous maestro, lived and has his tomb there
- Dr. Hans Katschthaler, * March 13, 1933 in Embach, a village in the county of Pinzgau, former governor of Salzburg province
- Luise Martini, * November 10, 1931 in Vienna, actress
- Riccardo Muti, * 1941 in Naples, Italy, famous maestro
- Josef and Rosita Magnus, artitsts
- Karl Habsburg-Lothringen, * January 11, 1961 in Starnberg, Bavaria, grandson of last Austrian Emperor Karl I, (1916 - 1918), lives in Swoboda Villa, today called Casa Austria
Historical Inns
- Kaiserhof: first time mentioned in 15th century, today a hotel
- Friesacher: in the 16th century granted the right to serve beverages at the farmhouse Puechnergut, today a well known hotel
- "Zum Husaren": existing since 1877, the building itself had been established in 1645
- Schlosswirt: building mentioned first time in 1380, since 1607 the licence to serve wine and beer
Sights
- The old church of the village
- The Anif Palace, which became famous through the american film "The Sound of Music" and which is owned by the family Earl of Moy
- The Lasseregg Palace in the Niederalm, a part of the village Anif
References
This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.
- Anif, Kultur, Geschichte und Wirtschaft von Anif, Niederalm und Neu-Anif, Heinz Dopsch, Ewald Hiebl, 2003, 688 pages about the history of Anif, edition without an ISBN
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