Etymology

Salzburg

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Today it means: A city, the capital of the state of Salzburg, western Austria, famed for its baroque architecture and importance in musical history. Full definition →

German Salzburg
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  1. German · borrowed fromSalzburg
  2. English todaySalzburg

Borrowed from German Salzburg, from Salz (“salt”) + Burg (“castle, fort”), from its former importance protecting the salt trade on the Salzach, itself derived from Salz + Aach, from Proto-Germanic *ahwō (“waters, river”).

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