Anif Palace

Anif Palace also called the Water Palace Anif, is located beside an artificial pond in Anif at the southern fringe of Salzburg, Austria. The palace become once the seat of the bishops of Chiemsee, after which later turned into used as a courtroom until the 19th century. It become revamped among 1838 and 1848 in the neo-Gothic fashion.

Anif is maximum well-known for its use in several movies, inclusive of The Sound of Music and Frederick Forsyth's The Odessa File. Its origins can't be exactly dated however there may be a report from around 1520 displaying that a palace called Oberweiher existing at this area. Its proprietor become the kingdom directory bailiff Lienhart Praunecker. From 1530 the water palace is cited regularly as a fief given through the respective Archbishop of Salzburg. In this way it turned into given to the bishops of Chiemsee after a recovery by using Johann Ernst von Thun in 1693; from then on, the bishops used it as a summer season residence.