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400px|thumb|View from Hohensalzburg Fortress The Mönchsberg (), at above sea level, is one of five mountains in the city of Salzburg in Austria. It flanks the western side of Salzburg's historic city centre, and forms part of the city's UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Instance of
mountain
Country
Austria
Located in
Salzburg
Elevation
508
Image
Salzach Mönchsberg.jpg
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Mönchsberg, Salzburg
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  • Geology
  • History
  • Mönchsberg today
  • Mountains of Salzburg
  • Literature in German
  • References

400px|thumb|View from Hohensalzburg Fortress The Mönchsberg (), at above sea level, is one of five mountains in the city of Salzburg in Austria. It flanks the western side of Salzburg's historic city centre, and forms part of the city's UNESCO World Heritage Site.

It is named after the Benedictine monks of St Peter's Abbey at the northern foot of the mountain.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mönchsberg” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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