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From a historical point of view the small square ‘Waagplatz’ is an important location. According to the well-preserved floor mosaic, the square was already populated during roman times. The existence of a building at this location was firstly mentioned in a document in the twelfth century (1181). The Admont Abbey has changed its owner several times – it was owned inter alia by the archbishopric Salzburg, the Admont Abbey and one uncle of Salome Alt von Altenau and Kaspar Freysauf. In 1815 he sold the building to F. A. Schaffner – that’s why from this time on it was called the ‘Schaffner-House’. In 1885, firstly a flat on the first floor of the building was rented by the Trakl-family. On February 3rd in 1887, at about 6:30 p.m., Georg Trakl was born in the building. Six years later, in 1893, the family moved into a building situated in the opposite on Waagplatz 3. Since the opening of the Trakl-Memorial in 1973 the house is named after the Trakl-Family. Currently it is owned by the Province of Salzburg and hosts several cultural organisations.
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