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Petersfriedhof Salzburg
Burial site in Salzburg, Austria / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Petersfriedhof or St. Peter's Cemetery is – together with the burial site at Nonnberg Abbey – the oldest cemetery in the Austrian city of Salzburg, located at the foot of the Festungsberg with Hohensalzburg Castle. It is one of Salzburg's most popular tourist attractions.
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Closed in 1878, the site decayed until in 1930 the monks of St. Peter's successfully urged for the admission of new burials.[clarification needed]