THE PLACE TO FEEL HISTORY

THE PITTER A MOVING STORY

The history of the hotel stretches from its beginnings as a beer hall to today’s luxury hotel, the IMLAUER Hotel Pitter Salzburg. The hotel has changed both form and ownership several times. Whether hotel room, restaurant or ball night, the guests who came from next door or from afar were always at the center of attention.

From the very beginning, the history of the hotel and its owners was closely linked to the development of tourism in Salzburg. The construction of Salzburg’s main railway station and the Western Railway line from Vienna to Salzburg in 1860 was the starting signal for the success story of a hotel and an entire city.

The chronicle – A journey through the past

Two historians, DDr. Gerhard Ammerer and Dr. Harald Waitzbauer, have researched the history of the Pitter and painstakingly collected facts and data. The result is a work that brings 150 years of history to life with the help of many documents and contemporary views. It was the Imlauer family’s wish to record the history of the Pitter and leave it to posterity.

Numerous contemporary witnesses who worked in the Pitter, were guests here or grew up in the area around the Pitter were found in the course of the research. Personal stories from these contemporary witnesses complete the chronicle and provide a lively insight into the Pitter and the people who met here.