, formerly known as , is a square in the historic centre () of

Salzburg Salzburg is the List of cities and towns in Austria, fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020 its population was 156,852. The city lies on the Salzach, Salzach River, near the border with Germany and at the foot of the Austrian Alps, Alps moun ...

Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...

. In the centre of the square is a statue in memory of the composer

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition and proficiency from an early age ...

, who was born in the city and after whom the square is now named. The square was created by Prince-Archbishop

Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau (26 March 1559 – 16 January 1617) was Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg from 1587 to 1612. Life Raitenau was born at Hofen Castle in Lochau, near Bregenz in Further Austria, the son of the Habsburg colonel Hans Werne ...

who ordered the demolition of a number of houses on this site in the early 17th century. Originally the centre-piece of the square was a

baroque The Baroque ( , , ) is a Western Style (visual arts), style of Baroque architecture, architecture, Baroque music, music, Baroque dance, dance, Baroque painting, painting, Baroque sculpture, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished from ...

fountain with a statue of St. Michael, but this was removed in 1841 to make way for the statue of Mozart. On the north side of the square, the low houses the city's tourist information office. Behind the is part of the old city wall, which dates from the time of Prince-Archbishop

Paris Lodron Paris Lodron or Paris of Lodron (''German'': Paris Graf von Lodron), 13 February 1586 - 15 December 1653, was the Prince-Archbishop of the Prince-Archbishopric of Salzburg from 1619-1653. Early life He was born 13 February 1586 in the Castel ...

(1619–1653). Opposite, on the south side, is the ', home to the

Salzburg Museum Housed in the ' (to which it moved in 2005), the Salzburg Museum is the museum of artistic and cultural history of the city and region of Salzburg, Austria. It originated as the Provincialmuseum and was also previously known as the Museum Carolino- ...

. On the east side of the square, three houses have a uniform facade and date from the 17th century. Of these, number 8 was the home of Constanze Mozart-Nissen, Mozart's widow. On the west side are the Salzburg Christmas Museum and the Café Glockenspiel, and in the south-west corner the ''Mozartplatz'' opens into the adjacent ''

Residenzplatz ''Residenzplatz'' is a large, stately square in the Altstadt Salzburg, historic centre (''Altstadt'') of Salzburg in Austria. Originally named ''Hauptplatz'', it is now named after the ''Salzburg Residenz, Alte Residenz'' (Old Residence) of the Ar ...

''.

Mozart Memorial

In the centre of the is the (Mozart Monument), a statue of the composer by

Ludwig Schwanthaler Ludwig Michael Schwanthaler, later ennobled as Ritter von Schwanthaler (26 August 1802 – 14 November 1848), was a German sculptor who taught at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich. Biography Schwanthaler was born in Munich. His family had been ...

. The statue was to be unveiled in 1841 on the 50th anniversary of Mozart's death. However, this was delayed because a

Roman mosaic A Roman mosaic is a mosaic made during the Roman period, throughout the Roman Republic and later Empire. Mosaics were used in a variety of private and public buildings, on both floors and walls, though they competed with cheaper frescos for the ...

had been found on the site selected for the statue. After the mosaic had been excavated, the statue was eventually unveiled on 4 September 1842. The marble pedestal on which the statue sits was donated by King

Ludwig I of Bavaria Ludwig I or Louis I (; 25 August 1786 – 29 February 1868) was King of Bavaria from 1825 until the German revolutions of 1848–49, 1848 revolutions in the German states. When he was crown prince, he was involved in the Napoleonic Wars. As ki ...

. A copy of the Roman mosaic can still be found at the foot of the statue, and bears an inscription: "", meaning "Here lives (the luck or happiness), nothing evil might enter".

Anti-WAA Memorial

Inscription:
The Fence of Capital Offence ^*
To Commemorate:
The successful resistance to the "nuclear state" 1985 - 1989
A civil protest movement, which crossed national frontiers and party lines
The prevention of nuclear reprocessing at Wackersdorf in Bavaria, Germany
The actions of free citizens, active politicians, committed public figures, including

Robert Jungk Robert Jungk (; born ''Robert Baum'', also known as ''Robert Baum-Jungk''; 11 May 1913 – 14 July 1994) was an Austrian writer, journalist, historian and peace campaigner. He wrote mostly on matters relating to nuclear weapons. Life Jungk was ...

and Archbishop

Karl Berg Karl Berg (27 December 1908 – 1 September 1997) was an Austrian Catholic Church, Catholic cleric and Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Salzburg, Archbishop of Salzburg from 1973 to 1988. Life Berg was born on 27 December 1908 in the Austrian to ...

, and the "Unknown Resister"
Erected by: The Salzburg Platform Against Nuclear Perils (PLAGE) :de:PLAGE - Salzburg Platform Against Nuclear Perils
^{* The fence, which made a fortress of the Wackersdorf construction site, became a symbol of the arrogance of power and of police state methods in the "nuclear state".}

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