Maishofen#
Maishofen, province of Salzburg, municipality in the district of Zell am See, alt. 768 m, pop. 2,543, area 29.53 km2, Maishofen is a nucleated village with various small settlements which is situated in the Saalach valley to the north of Lake Zellersee. - Gravel, sand and concrete works, dairy (cheesery), Austrian Association of Horse Breeders for warm-blooded horses, Haflinger and Noriker breeds, Salzburg Association of Cattle Breeders, centre for livestock auctions. - Sights: parish church (1863) with a high altar dated 1713; reconstruction of the nave 1990-1993 (old spire preserved), Stiegerschloessl Castle in Late Gothic style (renovated in 1839), the Palace of Kammer, enlarged in 1466, restored in 1812, Late Gothic entrance, now a restaurant; Saalhof Palace (first documented mention in 1423); unaltered since 1606, it provides an excellent example of a typical Salzburg manor house; Schloss Prielau Castle (around 1560).