Anif is a municipality of
Salzburg-Umgebung District
The Bezirk Salzburg-Umgebung (German, "surrounding area of Salzburg") is an administrative district ('' Bezirk'') in the federal state of Salzburg, Austria, and congruent with the Flachgau region (), except for the Statutarstadt of Salzburg, whic ...
in the
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
n state of
Salzburg
Salzburg (, ; literally "Salt-Castle"; bar, Soizbuag, label=Austro-Bavarian) is the fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020, it had a population of 156,872.
The town is on the site of the Roman settlement of ''Iuvavum''. Salzburg was founded ...
.
Geography
It is located at the southern city limits of
Salzburg
Salzburg (, ; literally "Salt-Castle"; bar, Soizbuag, label=Austro-Bavarian) is the fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020, it had a population of 156,872.
The town is on the site of the Roman settlement of ''Iuvavum''. Salzburg was founded ...
. In the south, it borders on
Hallein District. Anif is one of the smallest municipalities in the state of Salzburg by area. As of 2011, the population is 4,000.
The grounds of
Salzburg Zoo
Salzburg Zoo (German: ''Zoo Salzburg''), also referred to as Tiergarten Hellbrunn, is a zoo in Salzburg, Salzburgerland, Austria.
Animals
It is 14 hectares in size, and has 1500 animals from 150 species
In biology, a species is the basic u ...
stretch from the gardens of Salzburg
Hellbrunn Palace down to Anif.
History

''Ad anua Ecclesia'' ("Church near Anif") in the
Duchy of Bavaria
The Duchy of Bavaria ( German: ''Herzogtum Bayern'') was a frontier region in the southeastern part of the Merovingian kingdom from the sixth through the eighth century. It was settled by Bavarian tribes and ruled by dukes (''duces'') under ...
was already mentioned in the 788 ''Congestum Arnonis'' register by Bishop
Arno of Salzburg. The name is probably of
Celtic origin and dates back to the
Hallstatt era. For centuries the village belonged to the
Archbishopric of Salzburg
The Prince-Archbishopric of Salzburg (german: Fürsterzbistum Salzburg; Erzstift Salzburg; Erzbistum Salzburg) was an ecclesiastical principality and state of the Holy Roman Empire. It comprised the secular territory ruled by the archbishops o ...
. The present-day St Oswald Church was supervised by the monks of
St Peter's Abbey.
Anif Castle, erected in the early 16th century, was rebuilt by Prince-Archbishop
Johann Ernst von Thun about 1693 and afterwards served as the summer residence of the
Bishops of Chiemsee. Redesigned in a
Neo-Gothic
Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic, neo-Gothic, or Gothick) is an architectural movement that began in the late 1740s in England. The movement gained momentum and expanded in the first half of the 19th century, as increasingly ...
style in the mid 19th century, it was the refuge of the deposed king
Ludwig III of Bavaria
Ludwig III (Ludwig Luitpold Josef Maria Aloys Alfried; 7 January 1845 – 18 October 1921) was the last King of Bavaria, reigning from 1913 to 1918. Initially he served in the Bavarian military as a lieutenant and went on to hold the rank of Oberl ...
during the
German Revolution of 1918–19. The romantic palace became famous as a set of films like ''
The Sound of Music
''The Sound of Music'' is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the 1949 memoir of Maria von Trapp, ''The Story of the Trapp Family Singers''. ...
'', ''
The Great Race
''The Great Race'' is a 1965 American Technicolor slapstick comedy film starring Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, and Natalie Wood, directed by Blake Edwards, written by Arthur A. Ross (from a story by Edwards and Ross), and with music by Henry Mancin ...
'' (1965), and ''
The Odessa File'' (1974). It was also used as Cinderella's home in ''
The Slipper and the Rose'' (1976).
In 1782, the
Brothers Grimm
The Brothers Grimm ( or ), Jacob (1785–1863) and Wilhelm (1786–1859), were a brother duo of German academics, philologists, cultural researchers, lexicographers, and authors who together collected and published folklore. They are among th ...
recorded from the ''Brixener Volksbuch'' a local tale about a peasant and a Wild-woman (''Wilde Frau''). Anif as a village became a municipality in its own right, when it with neighbouring Niederalm was separated from the village of
Grödig on 17 July 1884. Later on a third part was established, Neu Anif.
Today Anif is one of the most affluent southern Salzburg suburbs. The main employer is a
Sony DADC
Sony Digital Audio Disc Corporation (Sony DADC) is a manufacturer of CDs, DVDs, UMDs, and Blu-ray Discs. The company has many plants worldwide. Although it primarily services Sony Music Entertainment-owned record labels, Sony Pictures Home En ...
manufacturing plant at Niederalm.
Politics
Seats in the municipal council as of 2019 elections:
*
Austrian People's Party
The Austrian People's Party (german: Österreichische Volkspartei , ÖVP ) is a Christian-democratic and liberal-conservative political party in Austria.
Since December 2021, the party has been led provisionally by Karl Nehammer. It is curr ...
(ÖVP): 8
*
Social Democratic Party of Austria
The Social Democratic Party of Austria (german: Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs , SPÖ), founded and known as the Social Democratic Workers' Party of Austria (german: link=no, Sozialdemokratische Arbeiterpartei Österreichs, SDAPÖ) unti ...
(SPÖ): 2
*
Freedom Party of Austria
The Freedom Party of Austria (german: Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs, FPÖ) is a right-wing populist and national-conservative political party in Austria. It was led by Norbert Hofer from September 2019 to 1 June 2021.Staff (1 June 2021"Au ...
(FPÖ): 1
*
The Greens – The Green Alternative: 1
*Unabhängige Liste KRÜ Gabi Gehmacher (KRÜ): 9
Twin towns — sister cities
Anif is
twinned
Twinning (making a twin of) may refer to:
* In biology and agriculture, producing two offspring (i.e., twins) at a time, or having a tendency to do so;
* Twin towns and sister cities, towns and cities involved in town twinning
* Twinning inst ...
with:
*
Eppan an der Weinstraße
Eppan an der Weinstraße (; it, Appiano sulla Strada del Vino ), often abbreviated to Eppan or Appiano, is a ''comune'' (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about southwest of the city of Bolzano.
Geography
As of 30 November ...
,
Italy
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Notable people

*
Herbert von Karajan
Herbert von Karajan (; born Heribert Ritter von Karajan; 5 April 1908 – 16 July 1989) was an Austrian conductor. He was principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic for 34 years. During the Nazi era, he debuted at the Salzburg Festival, wi ...
(1908–1989), conductor, lived and died in Anif and was buried here
*
Riccardo Muti (born 1941 in Naples), conductor, lives in Anif
*
Karl von Habsburg
Karl von Habsburg (given names: ''Karl Thomas Robert Maria Franziskus Georg Bahnam''; born 11 January 1961) is an Austrian politician and the head of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, therefore being a claimant to the defunct Austro-Hungarian t ...
(born 1961), grandson of last Austrian Emperor
Karl I
Charles I or Karl I (german: Karl Franz Josef Ludwig Hubert Georg Otto Maria, hu, Károly Ferenc József Lajos Hubert György Ottó Mária; 17 August 18871 April 1922) was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary (as Charles IV, ), King of Croati ...
, lives in ''Swoboda Villa'', today called ''Casa Austria''.
Historical inns
* ''Kaiserhof'': first mentioned in the 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
References
* ''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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Cities and towns in Salzburg-Umgebung District