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. Each place says where its claim comes from.
Places per Wikipedia's article
The Wikipedia article names 25 places. Each links to the sentence that says so.
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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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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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Landscapes & nature Wolfgangsee
Austria
Lake in the Salzkammergut in Upper Austria and Salzburg
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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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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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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
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Places whose own article says it was shot there
7 places say on their own Wikipedia pages that this film was shot there. Not on the map: each quote is linked so you can check it.
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Towns & cities
Salzburg
Austria
City in Austria, eponymous capital city of the federal state of Salzburg
“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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Towns & cities
Werfen
Austria
Municipality in St. Johann/Pongau District, Salzburg, 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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Castles & palaces
Mirabell Palace
Austria
Château in Salzburg, Austria
“Several scenes from The Sound of Music were filmed here.” Wikipedia
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Landmarks & buildings
Felsenreitschule
Austria
Former riding school in Salzburg, Austria, now part of the Festspielhaus theatre complex
“The Felsenreitschule was used as a location for the 1965 film version of The Sound of Music.” Wikipedia
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Towns & cities
Obersalzberg
Germany
Section of Berchtesgaden commune
“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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Castles & palaces
Schloss Leopoldskron
Austria
Building in Salzburg, 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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Castles & palaces Hohenwerfen Castle
Austria
Castle in 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
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Recorded only at country level
Also filmed in Austria, but the exact places are not known, so they are not on the map.
Filming locations that are mapped there: Austria
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