The site of the 1669 accident
Closure in Salzburg’s old town due to rockfall
A piece of rock fell onto a vehicle in Salzburg's old town on Saturday. In the evening, the professional fire department closed off Gstättengasse in order to fly over the Mönchsberg with a drone and spotlight. More than 200 Salzburg residents died in a rockslide at this site in 1669.
Nothing works anymore in Gstättengasse in Salzburg. Early Saturday evening, the professional fire department partially closed Anton-Neumayr-Platz. There was possibly imminent danger. In the afternoon, a two-centimeter stone landed on a car, according to the emergency services.
230 dead more than 300 years ago
To avert a possible danger, the fire department arrived with a turntable ladder and a drone. In the middle of the Saturday evening action, the drone with its large spotlight was the eye-catcher for many passers-by. The fire department uses it to search the Mönchsberg slope for loose rock.
More than 300 years ago, 230 people died at this spot. Back then, a huge rockslide came down from the Mönchsberg. It marked the founding of the Bergputzer.
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