Church of St. Michael, Salzburg

The Roman Catholic Church of St. Michael, a daughter church in honor of the Archangel Michael, belongs to the monastery of St. Peter and is the oldest church in the city of Salzburg that still exists today. It is located between Waagplatz and Residenzplatz in the old town of Salzburg.The long transverse building on the east side of the church was before the middle of the 17th century a so-called Schranne, a common point of sale, here the baker for bread. The Trakl family later lived on the second floor, Georg Trakl spent his childhood and youth here, while his father Tobias Trakl ran a hardware store on the first floor. Since 1925, the property with the address Waagplatz 3 has been used as a café.