Mattsee
Municipality in Salzburg, Austria
Mattsee is a market town at the eponymous lake in the district of Salzburg-Umgebung in the Austrian state of Salzburg.
01History
In ca. 765, Duke Tassilo III of Bavaria established the Mattsee Benedictine Abbey, which became a part of the Diocese of Passau in 993 and was transformed into a college of canons. The Bishops of Passau had the Mattsee Castle built in the 12th century.
Under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Salzburg, the college has existed since 1807. The abbey church, a Gothic building, has a Baroque equipment and a prominent 60m/197 ft high steeple added in 1766. Adjacent is a museum showing paintings of Johann Michael Rottmayr, an astronomical clock, and an 860 grant deed by King Louis the German.
02Lake
The lake's water has a reputation of being of excellent quality, being fed by underground springs.
03Cultural places
The fahr(T)raum museum exhibits the car collection of Ernst Piëch, grandson of Ferdinand Porsche.
04Notable people
- Anton Diabelli, composer, born in Mattsee on September 6, 1781, died on April 8, 1858, in Vienna
- Dorothea Seyss-Inquart, daughter of Arthur Seyss-Inquart (born 7 May 1928, died 3rd May 2026, Mattsee, Upper Austria ).
Sources and credits
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- Mattsee drohne 2019 1.jpg by Arne Müseler, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
- Hotel Seewirt um 1905.jpg by Mattsee1982, CC BY-SA 3.0
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