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All translations are from the German unless indicated.
Alstublieft: please (Dutch)
Alter Markt: old market; the biggest non-ecclesiastical square in the Altstadt (pic)
Altstadt: old city; located between Mönchburg and the Salzach (pics)
Bent je daar: Are you there? (Dutch)
Benediktinstift Nonnberg: Nonnberg Convent (pics)
Beste God: Dear God
Bitte: please
Burghers: wealthy middle class
Colloredo, Hieronymus Joseph Franz de Paula, Graf von: ruled Salzburg from Mar 1772 to Feb 1803; last of the archbishops
Contredanse: a fast dance in duple meter (French)
Danke: thank you
Dom: the Salzburg Cathedral (pics)
Dombogen: arches for foot and vehicle traffic located between Residenzplatz and Domplatz (pics)
Domplatz: Cathedral Square; bounded by the Residenz, the Dom, Franziskanerkirche and Kollegienkirche (pics)
Durchgänge: footpaths between streets (pic)
Fasching: Carnival
Fasnacht: Fat Tuesday
Ferdinand, Grand Duke Joseph Giovanni Battista: ruled Salzburg from Feb 1803 to Dec 1805
Feierviertel: Festival Quarter; contains Universitätsplatz, Max Reinhardt Platz (modern name), Hofstallgasse, Gstättengasse, and the town of Mülln
Festung Hohensalzburg: High Salzburg Fortress; constructed over several centuries beginning in 1060 (pics)
Festungsgasse: Fort Lane
Fiaker: open air carriage (pic)
Fraiskette: an amulet worn on a necklace to protect against frais (cramps); could be pagan or Christian
Franz II (Holy Roman)/Franz I (Austria): ruled 14 Jan 1806 to 10 Oct 1809; pursued josephinische, a policy of religious tolerance and the promotion of public education, but showed little sense for art and literature
Franziskanerkirche: Franciscan Church (pics)
Fürstgasse: Sovereign Lane
Fürstentum: principality; Salzburg's official status after the Peace of Lunéville
Getreidegasse: Grain Street; the birthplace of Mozart, which is now Salzburg's most famous shopping lane; originally called Trabegasse (Trot Lane), it later transmuted to Tragasse, Traidgasse, Getreidgasse and finally to Getreidegasse, and thus has nothing to do with Getreide, or cereal (pics)
Glockenspieltrum: Carillon Tower; the carillon (Glockenspiel) is a series of 35 bells constructed in 1705, located on the east side of Residenzplatz (pics)
Gute Nacht: good night
Guten Morgen/Tag/Abend: good morning/day/evening
Herrengasse: Gentleman's Street
Hofbrunnen: the court fountain (pics)
Ik ben hier: I'm here (Dutch)
Ik houd van je: I love you (Dutch)
Ik zal altijd van je blijven houden: I will love you always (Dutch)
In ordnung: Are you well? (Dutch)
Judengasse: Jewish Street; ghetto area for Jews before they were expelled by Archbishop Leonhard von Keutschach in 1498 (pic)
Kaigasse: Dock Lane (pic)
Kapellmeister: head of a court musical establishment
Kapitelplatz: Charter Square; bounded by the Dom and St. Peter's Quarter (pics)
Kapuzinerkloster: Capuchin Monastery that sits atop Kapuzinerberg (pics)
Katakomben: catacombs carved into the side of Mönchsburg and used for shelter and worship by early Christians (pics)
Knödeln: dumplings
Kom hier en slaap met mij: Come here and sleep with me (Dutch)
Konzertmeister: court musician that leads a concert
Linzergasse: Linz Road; lead from Staatsbrücke to where the Linzer Tor (Linz Door) marked the end of the city; most important trading route to Linz, Vienna, and the northeast corners of the Hapsburg Empire
Meine Liebe/Mein Lieber: my love
Mein Schatz: my treasure
Merveilleuses: the marvelous ones; decadent class of wealthy French citizen (French)
Michaelskirche: St. Michael's Church (pics). Its square, Michaelsplatz, was later renamed Mozartplatz (pics)
Mijn liefde: my love (Dutch)
Mijn schatje: my treasure (Dutch)
Mönchsberg: Monk's Mountain; on the south side of the Salzach and topped by the Festung Hohensalzburg (pics)
Morgengabe: a husband's gift to his wife on their wedding night, if she proved to be a virgin
Peterskirche: Church of St. Peter, constructed in 1245 (pics); contains Petersfriedhof, the oldest Christian graveyard in Salzburg (pics)
Rathaus: Town Hall (pics)
Residenz: Bishop's Palace (pics); constructed beginning in 1596 by Wolf Dietrich; contained Rittersaal (Knight's Hall), Kaisersaal (Imperial Hall) and Carabinierisaal (Carabineer Hall)
Residenzplatz: Residence Square; bounded by the Dom, the Glockenspiel, the Residenz, and Michaelskirche (pics)
Salzach: Salt River (pics)
Sankpetrischen Haus: private residences in the Benedictine Abbey of St. Peter
Sebastiankirche: Church of St. Sebastian; five minute walk up Linzergasse
Staatsbrücke: State Bridge; main bridge across the Salzach that connects the Old and New Towns (pics)
Stadttrinkstube: City Drinking Room; former town hall converted into an alehouse and meeting-place for burghers; women were allowed, and it was considered a respectable place where women could mingle with men
Steingasse: Stone Lane; located between Kapuzinerberg and the Salzach, this was the main road for working people and craftspeople (pics)
Strinasacchi, Regina: (1761-1829) virtuoso violin and guitar player from Mantua
Vasteloavend: Fat Tuesday (Dutch)
Verdomme: damn (Dutch)
Waagplatz: Weighing Square; the center of town life during medieval times; after 1407, justices moved to the Rathaus and their chambers were converted into the Stadttrinkstube
Wilkommen: welcome
Alstublieft: please (Dutch)
Alter Markt: old market; the biggest non-ecclesiastical square in the Altstadt (pic)
Altstadt: old city; located between Mönchburg and the Salzach (pics)
Bent je daar: Are you there? (Dutch)
Benediktinstift Nonnberg: Nonnberg Convent (pics)
Beste God: Dear God
Bitte: please
Burghers: wealthy middle class
Colloredo, Hieronymus Joseph Franz de Paula, Graf von: ruled Salzburg from Mar 1772 to Feb 1803; last of the archbishops
Contredanse: a fast dance in duple meter (French)
Danke: thank you
Dom: the Salzburg Cathedral (pics)
Dombogen: arches for foot and vehicle traffic located between Residenzplatz and Domplatz (pics)
Domplatz: Cathedral Square; bounded by the Residenz, the Dom, Franziskanerkirche and Kollegienkirche (pics)
Durchgänge: footpaths between streets (pic)
Fasching: Carnival
Fasnacht: Fat Tuesday
Ferdinand, Grand Duke Joseph Giovanni Battista: ruled Salzburg from Feb 1803 to Dec 1805
Feierviertel: Festival Quarter; contains Universitätsplatz, Max Reinhardt Platz (modern name), Hofstallgasse, Gstättengasse, and the town of Mülln
Festung Hohensalzburg: High Salzburg Fortress; constructed over several centuries beginning in 1060 (pics)
Festungsgasse: Fort Lane
Fiaker: open air carriage (pic)
Fraiskette: an amulet worn on a necklace to protect against frais (cramps); could be pagan or Christian
Franz II (Holy Roman)/Franz I (Austria): ruled 14 Jan 1806 to 10 Oct 1809; pursued josephinische, a policy of religious tolerance and the promotion of public education, but showed little sense for art and literature
Franziskanerkirche: Franciscan Church (pics)
Fürstgasse: Sovereign Lane
Fürstentum: principality; Salzburg's official status after the Peace of Lunéville
Getreidegasse: Grain Street; the birthplace of Mozart, which is now Salzburg's most famous shopping lane; originally called Trabegasse (Trot Lane), it later transmuted to Tragasse, Traidgasse, Getreidgasse and finally to Getreidegasse, and thus has nothing to do with Getreide, or cereal (pics)
Glockenspieltrum: Carillon Tower; the carillon (Glockenspiel) is a series of 35 bells constructed in 1705, located on the east side of Residenzplatz (pics)
Gute Nacht: good night
Guten Morgen/Tag/Abend: good morning/day/evening
Herrengasse: Gentleman's Street
Hofbrunnen: the court fountain (pics)
Ik ben hier: I'm here (Dutch)
Ik houd van je: I love you (Dutch)
Ik zal altijd van je blijven houden: I will love you always (Dutch)
In ordnung: Are you well? (Dutch)
Judengasse: Jewish Street; ghetto area for Jews before they were expelled by Archbishop Leonhard von Keutschach in 1498 (pic)
Kaigasse: Dock Lane (pic)
Kapellmeister: head of a court musical establishment
Kapitelplatz: Charter Square; bounded by the Dom and St. Peter's Quarter (pics)
Kapuzinerkloster: Capuchin Monastery that sits atop Kapuzinerberg (pics)
Katakomben: catacombs carved into the side of Mönchsburg and used for shelter and worship by early Christians (pics)
Knödeln: dumplings
Kom hier en slaap met mij: Come here and sleep with me (Dutch)
Konzertmeister: court musician that leads a concert
Linzergasse: Linz Road; lead from Staatsbrücke to where the Linzer Tor (Linz Door) marked the end of the city; most important trading route to Linz, Vienna, and the northeast corners of the Hapsburg Empire
Meine Liebe/Mein Lieber: my love
Mein Schatz: my treasure
Merveilleuses: the marvelous ones; decadent class of wealthy French citizen (French)
Michaelskirche: St. Michael's Church (pics). Its square, Michaelsplatz, was later renamed Mozartplatz (pics)
Mijn liefde: my love (Dutch)
Mijn schatje: my treasure (Dutch)
Mönchsberg: Monk's Mountain; on the south side of the Salzach and topped by the Festung Hohensalzburg (pics)
Morgengabe: a husband's gift to his wife on their wedding night, if she proved to be a virgin
Peterskirche: Church of St. Peter, constructed in 1245 (pics); contains Petersfriedhof, the oldest Christian graveyard in Salzburg (pics)
Rathaus: Town Hall (pics)
Residenz: Bishop's Palace (pics); constructed beginning in 1596 by Wolf Dietrich; contained Rittersaal (Knight's Hall), Kaisersaal (Imperial Hall) and Carabinierisaal (Carabineer Hall)
Residenzplatz: Residence Square; bounded by the Dom, the Glockenspiel, the Residenz, and Michaelskirche (pics)
Salzach: Salt River (pics)
Sankpetrischen Haus: private residences in the Benedictine Abbey of St. Peter
Sebastiankirche: Church of St. Sebastian; five minute walk up Linzergasse
Staatsbrücke: State Bridge; main bridge across the Salzach that connects the Old and New Towns (pics)
Stadttrinkstube: City Drinking Room; former town hall converted into an alehouse and meeting-place for burghers; women were allowed, and it was considered a respectable place where women could mingle with men
Steingasse: Stone Lane; located between Kapuzinerberg and the Salzach, this was the main road for working people and craftspeople (pics)
Strinasacchi, Regina: (1761-1829) virtuoso violin and guitar player from Mantua
Vasteloavend: Fat Tuesday (Dutch)
Verdomme: damn (Dutch)
Waagplatz: Weighing Square; the center of town life during medieval times; after 1407, justices moved to the Rathaus and their chambers were converted into the Stadttrinkstube
Wilkommen: welcome
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