the castle


near the beginning of the film there was a shot of a castle way up on a hill top does this castle really exist and if so where is it???

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I don't know for sure as I haven't got this film on DVD so I'm going by memory of what I saw last night but when I was watching it to me the castle looked very much like Burg Hohenwerfen in Austria (south of Salzburg).

http://www.visit-salzburg.net/surroundings/hohenwerfen.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hohenwerfen_Castle

I have visited this castle myself a few years ago. It's in a beautiful setting in real life. It was the castle featured in Where Eagles Dare (starring Clint Eastwood and Richard Burton) in 1968. Perhaps viewing the castle in Where Eagles Dare gave the makers of this film the idea to include it in their film a year later when making the movie?

I wish I had a better look of it while watching the film to be sure.

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It was a favorite holiday destination for Der Führer during the heady days of the Reich.


No, that was the Eagles Nest in Berchtesgaden. I've been there too.

There is a room in the castle dedicated to Hitler, with much memorabilia and autographs and photographs.


No there isn't, and you've never even been to Burg Hohenwerfen. They won't even let you out of your mummy's basement.

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Hitler didn't make Burg Hohenwerfen a holiday destination during the heady days of the Reich. That was the Eagles Nest in Berchtesgaden.

In the early 1930s Burg Hohenwerfen was actually severely damaged in a fire and took years to restore.

There is no 'Hitler Haven' room at Burg Hohenwerfen so stop being a troll.

Berchtesgaden was Hitler's Alpine holiday destination.

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Der Führer visited both locations (plus a number more) during his down time.


I am not aware of any personal connection between Burg Hohenwerfen and Adolf Hitler.

He loved the Austrian Alps. Burg Hohenwerfen was one of his favorites,


Not it wasn't.

which is why he contributed all he cash to have it restored after the fire you mentioned.


No he didn't.

It wasn't sold to the Salzburg Reichsgau until 1938, which was years AFTER the fire of 1931. The restoration was paid for by it's owner, Archduke Eugen of Austria.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hohenwerfen_Castle

They then constructed the Hitler Haven in honor of the assistance Adolf gave them.


There is no Hitler Haven in Burg Hohenwerfen. There isn't even one at the Eagle's Nest in Berchtesgaden. Modern Germany and Austria do not allow such Nazi honouring.

Clearly, though you pretend to be a Nazi from Germany, you haven't even been anywhere near Germany, or Austria for that matter or else you would know this.

You are simply a plagiarist who goes around copying other people's posts and passing them off as your own.

You are a thief as well as a fascist.


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thanx for that.... just checked out some photos of the castle and it did look like the one in the film... just by luck we are driving to that area of Austria in august so will be able to visit it then

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thanx for that.... just checked out some photos of the castle and it did look like the one in the film... just by luck we are driving to that area of Austria in august so will be able to visit it then


Cool. Hope you enjoy it. Yes you must visit the town of Werfen and go visit Burg Hohenwerfen, especially if you are in the area.

PS) Ignore TheFriendlyNazi. He's just trolling and following me around. There is no major Hitler connection to Burg Hohenwefen, other than the fact that Austria was annexed in 1938.

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thanx for your help

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just checked out some photos of the castle and it did look like the one in the film

it's where they filmed where eagles dare

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