Henndorf

Henndorf am Wallersee is a municipality inside the Salzburger Land in the district of Salzburg-Umgebung in Austria with 4941 population. It is located close to the country capital Salzburg. At the beginning of the Middle Ages became the enforcing character of the Franconian bishop Rupert of Salzburg, the founding saint of Salzburg, who labored inside the community of Henndorf am Wallersee.

The time of the late Middle Ages turned into dominated by way of the rule of thumb of the Lords of Tann effective noble own family of Salzburg - till the give up of the 14th century at Burg Lichtentann. In 1609 Henndorf counted around 500 inhabitants, then the populace extended gradually. Disturbing elements of village life had been superstition, mistrust of strangers and the relationship among the bad and the common. After the quit of the Lords of Tann, the own family of the Uberacker, who have been living in Salzburg since the Middle Ages, provided the carers of Alten- und Lichtentann for many generations. Almost during the 17th century they controlled the care of the antique guy Altentann.