{"id":1069,"date":"2011-12-31T00:36:31","date_gmt":"2011-12-30T13:36:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Austria\/?p=1069"},"modified":"2011-12-31T00:36:31","modified_gmt":"2011-12-30T13:36:31","slug":"st-peters-cemetery-salzburg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Austria\/sightseeing\/st-peters-cemetery-salzburg","title":{"rendered":"St. Peter’s Cemetery – A Famous Landmark in Salzburg"},"content":{"rendered":"

St. Peter’s Cemetery – Final Resting Place of Famous Salzburg Citizens:<\/h3>\n
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St Peter's Cemetery - Salzburg<\/p><\/div>\n

Cemeteries are not usually places that one would include in travel itineraries, but St. Peter’s Cemetery<\/strong> in Salzburg is an exception. Set in the grounds of St Peter’s Monastery<\/strong>, it is said to be one of the most beautiful and oldest cemeteries in the world and it is also an important part of Salzburg’s history. This Salzburg cemetery is also a Sound of Music site<\/strong> that fans of this movie will be interested in.<\/p>\n

Final Resting Place of Salzburg Personalities<\/h4>\n

St. Peter’s Cemetery is the final resting place for a number of Salzburg citizens associated with Mozart and the music world.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mozart’s sister Mannerly (Nannerl) Mozart is buried here as are Lorenz Hagen Auer (the Mozart family’s landlord and friend) and Sigmund Haffner (alderman, mayor and friend of the Mozart family).\u00a0 The Haffner Serenade and Haffner Symphony were compositions by Mozart for the Haffner family.\u00a0 Michael Haydn, composer and younger brother of Joseph Haydn is also buried here.<\/p>\n