Vienna

Mozart's stays: 6.10.-11.12.1762 / 24.-31.12.1762 / 15.9-23.10.1767 / 10.1.-.25.(?) 12.1768 / 16.7-25(?) 9.1773 / from 16.3.1781 (permanent residence) until end of July 1783 (Salzburg) / end of November 1783 - 8. 1.1787 / mid February-1-10 1787 / mid November 1787-8.4.1789 / 4.6.1789-23.9.1790 / 10.(?)11.1790-25/26.10 1791 / mid September-5. 12.1791

Vienna was the seat of the of the Habsburg monarchy court. This earmarked it as a primary destination for Mozart's journeys and later for his permanent residency. He was very well accepted among the Viennese, but he never found a permanent job. So Mozart went on travelling through Europe. On one day in 1780, at the age of 24, he decided to stay in Vienna, leaving a lonesome father at home: "Often when I come nearer to our home, I feel a certain melancholy, imaginating I must hear you playing the violin".

In the Viennese St. Stephans cathedral, W.A.Mozart married Constanze Weber. They had and raised children, and when Mozart died in December 1791, he was taken leave in the same church. Ultimately, Vienna played host to Mozart and his family for over 10 years. During those Viennese years, he composed and presented to the public many of his greatest masterpieces . As the residency of the Mozarts changed frequently (in accordance with their income), we can find many authentic Mozart sites all over Vienna.