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What was the name of the Roman town that stood where Salzburg’s old town is today?
In the exam (German)
Wie hieß die römische Stadt, die dort lag, wo heute die Salzburger Altstadt ist?
- aVirunumVirunum
- bLauriacumLauriacum
- cIuvavumIuvavumCorrect answer
- dVindobonaVindobona
Why?
The Roman town on the site of today’s Salzburg old town was called Iuvavum. Vindobona was Roman Vienna, Lauriacum lay near Enns and Virunum in Carinthia.
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What is true about Rupert and Virgil, two important bishops in the early history of Salzburg?Correct answer:Rupert founded St. Peter’s Abbey, which still exists today.
Correct answer:Virgil had the first cathedral in Salzburg built in the 8th century.
Was stimmt über Rupert und Virgil, zwei wichtige Bischöfe in der frühen Geschichte Salzburgs? — Rupert gründete das Kloster St. Peter, das es heute noch gibt. · Virgil ließ im 8. Jahrhundert den ersten Dom in Salzburg bauen.
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For many centuries Salzburg was a land ruled by archbishops. What is true about this period?Correct answer:The archbishop was head of the Church and at the same time the secular ruler of the land.
Correct answer:This rule of the archbishops ended in 1803.
Correct answer:The archbishops had large castles built, such as Hohensalzburg Fortress and Hohenwerfen Fortress.
Salzburg war viele Jahrhunderte lang ein Land, das von Erzbischöfen regiert wurde. Was stimmt über diese Zeit? — Der Erzbischof war Kirchenoberhaupt und zugleich weltlicher Herrscher des Landes. · Diese Herrschaft der Erzbischöfe endete im Jahr 1803. · Die Erzbischöfe ließen große Burgen wie die Festung Hohensalzburg und die Festung Hohenwerfen bauen.
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Since which year has Salzburg belonged to Austria for good?Correct answer:1816
Seit welchem Jahr gehört Salzburg endgültig zu Österreich? — 1816
Salzburg 5
What is true about the musicians at the court of the Salzburg archbishops in the 18th century?Correct answer:Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg in 1756.
Correct answer:Michael Haydn, a brother of Joseph Haydn, was a court musician in Salzburg for a long time.
Was stimmt über die Musiker am Hof der Salzburger Erzbischöfe im 18. Jahrhundert? — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wurde 1756 in Salzburg geboren. · Michael Haydn, ein Bruder von Joseph Haydn, war lange Hofmusiker in Salzburg.
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