Hohenwerfen Castle (Festung Hohenwerfen) is a medieval fortified castle built by the Archbishops of Salzburg and sited on a prominent 155-metre rock pillar above the town of Werfen in the Salzach valley. Sources describe it as an 11th-century fortress and a regional landmark approximately 40 km south of the city of Salzburg, surrounded by the Berchtesgaden Alps and Tennen Mountains. The castle has been preserved and is presented today as a museum and tourist site offering guided tours, historical exhibitions, and a falconry. Archival photography and museum records document the site's historical and cultural significance. The supplied research notes contain no references to hauntings, apparitions, named spirits, or other paranormal phenomena associated with Hohenwerfen Castle.
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