Mauterndorf is a market town

Market town

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 in the Tamsweg district in the Austria

Austria

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n state of Salzburg

Salzburg (state)

Salzburg is a state or Land of Austria with an area of 7,156 km2, located adjacent to the German border. It is also known as Salzburgerland, to distinguish it from its capital city, also named Salzburg...

. The municipality also comprises the Katastralgemeinde

Katastralgemeinde

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n Faningberg, Neuseß and Steindorf.

History

The settlement in the historic Lungau region arose from a Roman Castra

Castra

The Latin word castra, with its singular castrum, was used by the ancient Romans to mean buildings or plots of land reserved to or constructed for use as a military defensive position. The word appears in both Oscan and Umbrian as well as in Latin. It may have descended from Indo-European to Italic...

 at the mountain road from Teurnia

Teurnia

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 to the Radstädter Tauern Pass

Radstädter Tauern Pass

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 and Iuvavum

Salzburg

-Population development:In 1935, the population significantly increased when Salzburg absorbed adjacent municipalities. After World War II, numerous refugees found a new home in the city. New residential space was created for American soldiers of the postwar Occupation, and could be used for...

 (Salzburg). The castle was acquired by the Salzburg archbishops

Archbishopric of Salzburg

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 in 1023, who set up a toll (Maut) station. In the early 16th century, the fortress was significantly enlarged as a stronghold at the behest of Archbishop Leonhard von Keutschach

Leonhard von Keutschach

Leonhard von Keutschach was Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg from 1495 until his death, the last to rule in the feudal style.- Biography :...

.

In 1894 Mauterndorf Castle was purchased by the German

German Empire

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 staff surgeon Hermann von Epenstein, godfather of Hermann Göring

Hermann Göring

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. Göring spent several times in his childhood at the castle and in 1939 inherited it from Epenstein's widow. At the end of World War II

World War II

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 he intended to flee to Mauterndorf, the "castle of his youth". But due to the rapid change of frontlines he could not get there and surrendered to the US Army

United States Army Europe

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 at Bruck an der Großglocknerstraße

Bruck an der Großglocknerstraße

Bruck an der Großglocknerstraße is a municipality in the district of Zell am See , in the state of Salzburg in Austria. The population is 4438....

.

Politics

Seats in the municipal assembly (Gemeinderat) as of 2009 elections:

• 11 Austrian People's Party
  Austrian People's Party
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   (ÖVP)
• 3 Social Democratic Party of Austria
  Social Democratic Party of Austria
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   (SPÖ)
• 3 Freedom Party of Austria
  Freedom Party of Austria
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  (FPÖ)