place
Mönchsberg
also: Mönchsberg, Monchsberg
The limestone cliff rising above the Salzach river in central Salzburg, topped by the Hohensalzburg fortress. For Trakl, growing up in the city, it was a constant presence — a darkening height brooding over everyday life.
Reading notes
- Sebastian in Dream §12 Mönchsberg
The Mönchsberg ('Monks' Mountain') is a long wooded ridge in central Salzburg; Trakl walked it repeatedly and it appears as a liminal space between the city and dissolution.