Monatsschlössl, Baroque hunting lodge and folklore museum on Hellbrunn Mountain, Austria.
The Monatsschlössl is a small 17th-century hunting lodge on the Hellbrunner Berg in the park of Hellbrunn Palace south of Salzburg. It was probably built in 1615 and originally faced the centre of the princely mannerist garden. Since 1924 it has housed the Salzburg Museum's folklore collection, and from the hill there is a view of the palace gardens.
A prince bishop built this hunting lodge in 1615 as a retreat that needed to be completed quickly. The building has remained in the same location ever since and was later converted into a museum.
The name Waldems-Schlösschen refers to builder Markus Sittikus von Hohenems, linking it to Emslieb and Emsburg on Hellbrunner Allee. Since 1924 the folklore museum, founded in 1904, has shown Salzburg folk culture: customs, popular piety, domestic life, folk medicine and the tracht of the Salzburg districts.
The museum is open from March through November and can be visited along with other attractions on the grounds. Visitors should wear sturdy shoes since the path to the building winds through forest and is hilly.
The museum preserves Samson figures and Perchten masks used in local customs of the region. These objects represent rituals that have been practiced in the area for centuries.
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