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People in Salzburg
Deep profiles of Salzburg people whose work, paths, and projects can genuinely matter to teenagers.
Anna Rauter in the Salzburg region: WAY watersports and product development
A profile about Anna Rauter and WAY watersports: sport, product development and the question of how a concrete observation becomes a company.
Stefan Lang in Salzburg: Geoinformatics and digital help
A Salzburg profile about Stefan Lang: how satellite images and geoinformatics at PLUS become help for refugee camps in Bangladesh and Uganda.
Thomas Layer-Wagner in Salzburg: Polycular, XR and interactive media
A Salzburg profile about Thomas Layer-Wagner and Polycular: XR, games and a registered studio in Hallein with projects like X-SPACE and eduXscape.
Virgil Widrich from Salzburg: From Super 8 kid to media maker
A Salzburg profile about Virgil Widrich: born 16.05.1967 on the Mönchsberg, first Super 8 camera at age 12, and a path to more than 300 international film awards.
Peter Schreiner in Salzburg: Art education and Mozarteum
Peter Schreiner teaches photography at the Mozarteum, curated at the Museum der Moderne, and shows his series "Elementare Erscheinungen" at the Salzburger Kunstverein through November 22, 2026.
Stefan Huber in Salzburg: Automation and assistance systems
Stefan Huber leads the Josef Ressel Center ISIA on the FH Salzburg Urstein campus and researches a digital assistant for machine operators with cyber-security built in.
Tomas Zadravec in Salzburg: BXTECH, biomass technology and founding
Tomas Zadravec researches ignition technology for biomass heating as CEO of BXTECH in Puch bei Hallein, and guided the company through Salzburg startup programs like SHAPE and FACTORY+.
Viktoria Brandstetter in Salzburg: Take 2 Studios and Virtual Production
Viktoria Brandstetter and her brother founded Take 2 Studios on Samergasse: Austria's first virtual production studio, with an LED wall, a sustainability focus and ties to FH Salzburg.
Ro Bergman between Salzburg, Lungau and indie pop
A Salzburg profile about Ro Bergman: indie pop, three new singles in 2026, a fall concert at Rockhouse Salzburg, and how a quieter musical path becomes publicly visible.
Sascha Huber from Salzburg: Between YouTube, fitness and motivation
A Salzburg profile about Sascha Huber: YouTube fitness from Radstadt, a registered Gymky app company, and a Race Across America finish in 2025 — and why his story is more than just reach for young people.
Siegfried Rumpfhuber in Salzburg: AI, skis and ORIGINAL+
A Salzburg profile about Siegfried Rumpfhuber: AI skis from Bergheim, a 2023 insolvency, and a documented comeback as ORIGINAL+ 2.0 — and how sporting experience becomes an unusual tech product.
Stefan Kraft from Salzburg: Ski jumping and consistent top performance
A Salzburg profile about Stefan Kraft: a ski flying world record, three overall World Cup titles, a 2025/2026 paternity break, and why performance can be interesting for young people without artificial heroic rhetoric.
Matej Svancer in Salzburg: Freestyle and a new ski route
A Salzburg profile about Matej Svancer: a freestyle skier from SC Kaprun, Olympic bronze at Milano Cortina 2026, and how a young Salzburg freeski path becomes publicly visible.
Nannerl Mozart in Salzburg: Music history and overlooked paths
A Salzburg profile about Nannerl Mozart: the birthplace at Getreidegasse 9, childhood concert tours, and why her path is often more interesting for teens than the usual side note.
Simon Hoher in Salzburg: Robotics and Robothon
A Salzburg profile about Simon Hoher: Room 419 on Campus Urstein, the Josef Ressel Center for industrial automation, and how technology in Puch becomes practical rather than staying abstract.
Sophie Bolzer in Salzburg: Audvice, audio learning and founding
A Salzburg profile about Sophie Bolzer: Audvice at Schlossallee 7 in Puch, a B2B audio learning tool used by companies worldwide, and how learning frustration can grow into a real startup.
Johannes Radlwimmer in Salzburg: Photography and Visual Identity
Johannes Radlwimmer shoots sports and events; his base is in the Pinzgau region. In Salzburg City, the PUMA Salzburg Marathon and Altstadt Marketing show how his job actually works.
Markus Tatzgern in Salzburg: GenAI, EdTech and product communication
Markus Tatzgern leads Game & Mixed Reality at Campus Urstein, FH Salzburg, and researches AI for product documentation. The profile maps his role, projects and a real next step for teens.
Mel Mayr in Salzburg: from her 2008 debut EP to "Inhale // Exhale" in 2022
Mel Mayr, born in 1986, taught herself guitar at age 11 and released her debut EP "Changing" in 2008. After several quiet years, her album "Inhale // Exhale" followed in 2022.
Robert Pollmeier in Salzburg: TeachingBud, AI and school
Robert Pollmeier co-founded the Salzburg EdTech startup TeachingBud with Stefan Rieser at Ganshofstraße 18. The profile maps the programs, the goal, and an honest limit around the product's own website.
Lukas Zeilbauer in Hallein: Beyond Bending and the FLEXGrid wood system
Lukas Zeilbauer leads design and engineering at Beyond Bending at Sazachtalstraße 29 in Hallein. The team builds bendable wood lattice shells with the FLEXGrid system and joined the AplusB program FACTORY+ in 2024/25.
Marko Feingold in Salzburg: Lasserstraße 8 and 34 years as IKG president
Marko Feingold survived four concentration camps, was liberated at Buchenwald on 11.04.1945, and led the Jewish Community of Salzburg at Lasserstraße 8 from 1985 until his death in 2019.
Max Reinhardt in Salzburg: Schloss Leopoldskron and the first Jedermann in 1920
Max Reinhardt bought Schloss Leopoldskron (Leopoldskronstraße 56-58) in 1918 and co-founded the Salzburg Festival with Hofmannsthal and Strauss in 1920. On 22.08.1920, "Jedermann" was first performed on the Domplatz.
Maria von Trapp in Salzburg: Nonnberg, Aigen and the 1938 escape
Maria Kutschera lived at Nonnberg Abbey as a postulant from 1924, married Georg von Trapp there in 1927, and fled with the family in 1938 from the Nazi regime — with addresses, dates and sources to check.
Stefan Zweig in Salzburg: Kapuzinerberg 5 and the 1934 house search
Stefan Zweig lived at Kapuzinerberg 5 in Salzburg from 1919 to 1934. A house search on 18 February 1934 with no legal basis was the trigger for his departure — with a date, an address and sources to check.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in Salzburg: birthplace, residence and two addresses
Mozart was born on 27 January 1756 at Getreidegasse 9 and lived at Makartplatz 8 from age 17. Two museum addresses, a move at 17 and the break with the Salzburg court in 1781 — with dates and sources to check.
Hermann Maier from Salzburg: setback and winter sports legend
Two Olympic golds in Nagano after a spectacular crash, a serious motorcycle accident in 2001, and a comeback win in Kitzbühel in 2003: Hermann Maier's public trace from Flachau in the Salzburger Land.
Isabell Rauchenbichler in Salzburg: new art and a local rise
Isabell Rauchenbichler won the 3,000-euro 2024 promotion prize from the Land Salzburg and the Salzburger Kunstverein, and showed her exhibition "And the Flowers Are Melting" in Salzburg over winter 2025/26.
Jonathan Grothaus in Salzburg: myflexbox, logistics and sustainability
The smart-locker idea won Salzburg AG's internal challenge in 2018. Jonathan Grothaus is now CEO and co-founder of myflexbox; the profile marks current company figures as first-party claims.
Joseph Mohr in Salzburg: Silent Night and cultural impact
Joseph Mohr was born in 1792 in Salzburg's Altstadt and baptized in the cathedral. His trail runs from Steingasse through the cathedral choir to the text of Silent Night — with addresses, dates and sources to check.
Marcel Hirscher from Salzburg: technique, discipline and an extreme ski route
Marcel Hirscher from Annaberg-Lungötz won eight overall World Cup titles in a row and 67 World Cup races. His comeback ended in December 2024 with a torn ACL — with the numbers, dates and the current 2026 status.
Verena Fuchsberger-Staufer in Salzburg: Human-Computer Interaction and the Future
Verena Fuchsberger-Staufer researches at the AIHI institute of PLUS Salzburg in Techno 5, Jakob-Haringer-Straße 8, in Itzling — reachable by bus 6. A profile with an address, career path and an honest age-fit read.
Herbert von Karajan in Salzburg: Festivals and music history
Herbert von Karajan's Salzburg trail connects the Mozarteum, the Festivals, political history and Old Town sites. This profile examines dates, power and practical routes for young people today.
Gregor Kirchhofer in Salzburg: Salt Castle Studio and indie games
Gregor Kirchhofer and Salt Castle Studio show how a Salzburg student project moved through a support program and produced indie games for PC and Nintendo Switch.
Johannes Wigand in Salzburg: LiveVoice, events and accessibility
Johannes Wigand and LiveVoice connect Salzburg with mobile audio delivery for interpretation, audio description, guided tours and events in more than 100 countries.
Julian Schönauer in Salzburg: Aimcademy and esports training
Julian Schönauer and Aimcademy connect Puch bei Hallein with science-based aim training for games, Steam Early Access and the ninth FACTORY+ cohort.
Georg Trakl in Salzburg: Poetry, city and dark modernity
A Salzburg profile about Georg Trakl: his birth house at Waagplatz 1a, the memorial site inside it, and why this difficult Salzburg name can still matter for young people today.
Felix Gottwald from Salzburg: endurance sports and versatility
Felix Gottwald's path runs from Zell am See and SC Saalfelden to seven Olympic medals. This profile connects the record, local places and a current youth route into Nordic sport.
Fatima Ferreira in Salzburg: Health research and allergy science
Fatima Ferreira shaped allergy research at the University of Salzburg. This profile separates her past role, current status and youth routes.
Elisabeth Fuchs in Salzburg: music education and the Philharmonie
Elisabeth Fuchs founded the Junge Philharmonie Salzburg at age 22. This profile explains her path, the youth orchestra and practical routes for ages 10 to 15.
Christof Haslauer in Salzburg: NativeWaves and live media
Christof Haslauer leads NativeWaves in Himmelreich near Salzburg. This profile traces how a bachelor's thesis became a live-media company and what young people can take from that path for technology and career questions.
Bernd Resch in Salzburg: AI for disaster management and urban issues
Bernd Resch researches how AI can analyse location data from social media, satellites and drones for crisis response at the University of Salzburg. This profile explains the method, limits and entry points.
Momo Feichtinger in Salzburg: AI, education and youth projects
What Momo Feichtinger does in Salzburg, which roles are currently documented, and what teenagers can learn from his work around AI and education.
Anna Veith from Salzburg: Ski career, injuries and comeback
Anna Veith's path runs from Adnet and Hypo Hallein-Salzburg to Olympic gold, injuries and a comeback. This profile shows the decisions behind that path and where young people can enter organised skiing in Salzburg today.
Adrian Goiginger in Salzburg: Film, family stories and Four Minus Three
Born in Salzburg in 1991, Adrian Goiginger works with personal and real-life stories. His path leads from The Best of All Worlds to the 2026 film Four Minus Three.
Daniel Pühra in Salzburg: ComCom and digital communication
A Salzburg profile about Daniel Pühra and ComCom: sign-language interpreting, accessible communication and the question of how a real problem can become a company.
Anna Andexer from Salzburg: young biathlon talent profile
A Salzburg profile about Anna Andexer: biathlon, the 2026 Olympics, the Ski Austria trail and how young performance becomes public.
DAME in Salzburg: rap, gaming and local music routes
A Salzburg profile about DAME: rap, gaming, the YouTube trail, the Rockhouse link and what teens can learn about their own music routes.