- Schloss Klessheim
Schloss Klessheim is a palace situated 4 km west of
Salzburg in theAustria n commune ofWals-Siezenheim .History
Originally, the "Kleshof" was a small house acquired by bishop Johann Ernst Graf Thun in 1690.
Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach converted it into "Lustschloss Favorita" from 1700 onwards, but after the death of the bishop in Jahr 1709, his successorFranz Anton von Harrach cancelled work in favour ofMirabell . BishopLeopold Anton von Firmian , who had buildSchloss Leopoldskron , finished the work. Later, theEnglischer Garten park was added.World War II
Adolf Hitler , when staying at the Berghof, used Schloss Klessheim since 1938 to host guests and conferences. During most of the war, it was outside the reach of allied bombers.On 7 July 1944, on the occasion of a weapons exhibition, it was planned to kill Hitler. German officer
Helmuth Stieff did not trigger the bomb, though. [ [http://www.3sat.de/3sat.php?http://www.3sat.de/specials/67541/index.html 3sat.online ] ]Eagles made of
lime stone , situated on the entrance portals, remind of theThird Reich .Today
Schloss Klessheim is owned by
Land Salzburg . DuringCold War , the neutral Austrian Government used it to host international guests and conferences. Nowadays, it is acasino .The castle also appeared in the 1965 film "
The Great Race " withJack Lemmon ,Tony Curtis andPeter Falk .See also
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German Resistance References
*Reinhard Medicus: "Das höchfürstliche Schloss Favoritta zu Klesheimb und sein alter Park", in: Bastei - Zeitschrift des Stadtvereines Salzburg für die Erhaltung und Pflege von Bauten, Kultur und Gesellschaft. 55 Jg. Salzburg 2006. 1. Folge, S. 10–17.
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