Hasegg Castle

Local nameBurg Hasegg
LocationHall in Tirol, Austria

Hasegg Castle is a castle and mint located in Hall in Tirol, Tyrol, Austria.

Construction was completed soon after 1300, when Hall was rapidly becoming the center of Tyrolean commerce and salt mining. The building was originally erected to protect the salt mines, the shipping industry, the bridge across the river Inn and the old Roman road. The castle's mint was established by Sigismund, Archduke of Austria in 1477. The first dollar-size silver coin was struck in 1486: the Guldengroschen.

When Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria had the old mint transferred from the Castle of Sparberegg to Hasegg in 1567, Hall experienced a decisive upswing. Between 1748 and 1768, Hasegg Castle became universally famous for its minting of silver Thalers of which it produced over 17 million specimens.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasegg_Castle

Official Website http://www.muenze-hall.at/de/

Address 6 Burg Hasegg, Hall in Tirol 6060, Austria

Coordinates 47°16'46.153" N 11°30'25.435" E

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