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Untersbergmuseum Fürstenbrunn Grödig
Salzburg · Salzburg und Umgebung
1 h 13Route
Unlimited free
Unlimited free
SourceOfficial SalzburgerLand Card brochure 2025/26 — “Freier Eintritt sooft Sie wollen”
Museum in Fürstenbrunn about the Untersberg, the local mountain of Salzburg, with marble, folk customs and water as its main themes. On display are, among other things, the masks and costumes of the Wilde Jagd. The marble ball mill belongs to the museum, where marble balls are made using water power.
- The marble ball mill belongs to the museum
One mountain, many stories
The Dalai Lama called the Untersberg the heart chakra of Europe. Sagas and legends surround the mountain to the south of the city: Emperor Karl is said to be waiting there for his final battle before the end of the world. The old mythical figures of the Wilde Jagd also belong to this massif. The museum shows the masks and costumes of this company, which appears every year on the second Thursday of Advent.
The marble of the Untersberg
Many buildings in the city are made of Untersberg marble, the best-known example being the Salzburger Dom. Quarrying in Fürstenbrunn has been documented for centuries.
On water, balls and caves
The drinking water of the city of Salzburg comes largely from the Untersberg. It makes its way through underground cave systems to the springs at the foot of the mountain. In the marble ball mill, which belongs to the Untersbergmuseum, coloured marble balls are still made using water power. In the past these served as toys, as ballast for ships or as cannonballs.
What visitors say
This is a small regional museum about the Untersberg itself: the marble quarrying, the legends surrounding the mountain and local customs. Visitors mention above all the large scale model of the mountain and the old photograph collection as the parts that stay with them, and are notably positive about the staff who provide the explanations. It is a destination for anyone who wants to understand something of the region and of stonemasonry, not for anyone expecting a large museum.
- · Ask the staff for an explanation; reviewers call that the biggest difference compared with walking round on your own.
- · Easy to combine with a trip on the Untersbergbahn or a walk in Fürstenbrunn.
SourceSummarised from public experiences, 2026-08-15.
Opening hours
- 01/05 to 31/05, Sat, Sun 13:00-17:00
- 01/06 to 31/08, Fri-Sun 13:00-18:00
- 01/09 to 31/10, Sat, Sun 13:00-17:00
- 01/11 to 30/11, Sun 13:00-17:00
What is above was read out of the sentence below by hand; the source itself gave no schedule. Around the start and the end of the season it may be a week out.
“Mai, Sep–Okt.: Sa, So 13–17 Uhr; Juni–Aug: Fr, Sa, So 13–18 Uhr; Nov.: So: 13–17 Uhr”
SourceBrochure 2025/26
Contact
- Address
- Kugelmühlweg 4 / 5082 Grödig