Where was The Sound of Music filmed?
1965 film by Robert Wise
The Sound of Music (1965) was filmed in Los Angeles, Alps, Salzburg, Berchtesgaden, Marktschellenberg, Hohensalzburg Fortress and 19 more places, 25 places named in its Wikipedia article, in the United States, Austria, Switzerland, Germany. Wikidata itself records the shoot only as Austria. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a statement, and every claim on this page says which it is.
Places per Wikipedia's article
The article names 25 places. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, so these are listed apart, never mixed into the statement list, and the claim links straight to where it came from.
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Towns & cities
Los Angeles
United States
seat of Los Angeles County, and largest city in California, United States
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Towns & cities
Salzburg
Austria
city in Austria, eponymous capital city of the federal state of Salzburg
“After hiring musical supervisor Roger Edens, Wyler, Lehman, and Edens traveled to Salzburg to scout filming locations.” Wikipedia
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Landscapes & nature
Alps
Switzerland
major mountain range system in central Europe
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Towns & cities
Berchtesgaden
Germany
market municipality of Germany
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Towns & cities
Werfen
Austria
municipality in St. Johann/Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria
“The "Do-Re-Mi" picnic scene in the mountains was filmed above the town of Werfen in the Salzach River valley on June 25 and 27, including a brief scene of the family riding the Schafberg Railway up the mountain.” Wikipedia
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Castles & palaces
Mirabell Palace
Austria
château in Salzburg, Austria
“From April 25 through May 22, scenes were filmed at the Felsenreitschule, Nonnberg Abbey, Mirabell Palace Gardens, Residence Fountain, and various street locations throughout the Altstadt (Old Town) area of the city.” Wikipedia
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Landscapes & nature
Bavarian Alps
Germany
alpine section in Bavaria, Germany, as well as Vorarlberg and Tyrol, Austria
“The final scene of the von Trapp family escaping over the mountains was filmed on the Obersalzberg in the Bavarian Alps.” Wikipedia
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Towns & cities
Anif
Austria
municipality in Salzburg-Umgebung District, Salzburg, Austria
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Towns & cities
Mondsee Abbey
Austria
building in Upper Austria, Austria
“The wedding scene from The Sound of Music was filmed in the location.” Wikipedia
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Landmarks & buildings
Felsenreitschule
Austria
former riding school in Salzburg, Austria, now part of the Festspielhaus theatre complex
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Towns & cities
Nonnberg Abbey
Austria
Benedictine monastery in Salzburg, Austria
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Castles & palaces
Schloss Leopoldskron
Austria
building in Salzburg, Austria
“From May 23 to June 7, the company worked at Schloss Leopoldskron and an adjacent property called Bertelsmann for scenes representing the lakeside terrace and gardens of the Trapp villa.” Wikipedia
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Streets & squares
Schafberg Railway
Austria
narrow gauge rack railway in Austria
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Towns & cities
Marktschellenberg
Germany
municipality in the Upper Bavarian district of Berchtesgadener Land in Germany
“The opening sequence of Maria on her mountain was filmed from June 28 to July 2 at Mehlweg mountain near the town of Marktschellenberg in Bavaria.” Wikipedia
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Towns & cities
Obersalzberg
Germany
section of Berchtesgaden commune
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Castles & palaces
Hellbrunn Palace
Austria
château
“The gazebo scenes for "Something Good" and "Sixteen Going on Seventeen" were filmed on a larger reconstructed set at Fox studios, while some shots of the original gazebo were filmed on the grounds at Schloss Leopoldskron in Salzburg.” Wikipedia
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Landscapes & nature
Wolfgangsee
Austria
lake in the Salzkammergut in Upper Austria and Salzburg
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Towns & cities
Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg
Austria
old town of Salzburg, Austria, UNESCO World Heritage site
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Castles & palaces
Hohensalzburg Fortress
Austria
fortress in Salzburg, Austria
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Landscapes & nature
Untersberg
Germany
massif of the Berchtesgaden Alps
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Towns & cities
Mondsee
Austria
municipality in Vöcklabruck District, Upper Austria, Austria
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Castles & palaces
Schloss Fronburg
Austria
building in Salzburg, Austria
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Towns & cities
Fuschl am See
Austria
municipality in Salzburg-Umgebung District, Salzburg, Austria
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Towns & cities
St. Gilgen
Austria
municipality in Salzburg-Umgebung District, Salzburg, Austria
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Towns & cities
Sankt Wolfgang
Germany
municipality of Germany
Places whose own article says it was shot there
7 places whose own Wikipedia article names this film as something shot there, where Wikidata records nothing and this film’s own article does not say so either. The weakest evidence on this atlas: no pin on the map, and nothing in the downloads. Each sentence is quoted whole and linked to the article it came from, so it can be judged rather than taken on trust.
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Salzburg Austria
“In the 1960s, The Sound of Music, based on the true story of Maria von Trapp, who took up with an aristocratic family and fled the German Anschluss, used locations in Salzburg and Salzburg State as filming location.” Wikipedia
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Werfen Austria
“A small portion of a picnic scene from The Sound of Music was filmed on a hillside of the village of Werfen.” Wikipedia
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Mirabell Palace Austria
“Several scenes from The Sound of Music were filmed here.” Wikipedia
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Felsenreitschule Austria
“The Felsenreitschule was used as a location for the 1965 film version of The Sound of Music.” Wikipedia
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Obersalzberg Germany
“It was the scene of the filming of The Sound of Music 's last scene where the von Trapps were escaping into what was thought to be Switzerland and to their freedom.” Wikipedia
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Schloss Leopoldskron Austria
“In 1964, parts of the film The Sound of Music, directed by Robert Wise and starring Julie Andrews, were shot in Salzburg.” Wikipedia
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Hohenwerfen Castle Austria
“The castle can be seen in the background of the "Do-Re-Mi" picnic scene in The Sound of Music starring Julie Andrews, which was filmed on a hillside showing the village of Werfen.” Wikipedia
Recorded only at country level
Wikidata also records this film as shot in Austria, without saying where. Those statements are true but unmappable (a pin in the middle of a country would claim something nobody wrote), so they are listed here instead of guessed at.
Filming locations that are mapped there: Austria
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Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does The Sound of Music have?
No place recorded on Wikidata, but 25 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia.
Which other productions were filmed at the same places?
Pulp Fiction (1994), The Dark Knight (2008), Back to the Future (1985), Fight Club (1999) and 8 more, each listed on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, plus places named in the production's own Wikipedia article, which are labelled per Wikipedia. Nothing is scraped from listicles and nothing is generated.