Welcome to Salzburg and to Hotel Struber! Our hotel is located at the bottom of the Festungsberg (hill with the Hohensalzburg Fortress) in the lovely urban district Nonntal. Because of its location between "culture and nature" and because of its spacious guest-rooms, Hotel Struber is an ideal home for a visit in Salzburg. If you arrive by car, we have good parking facilities in front of the hotel. In case you decide to spend your next holiday in Salzburg, we would be happy to accommodate you in our house. The guest rooms of the Hotel Struber are the ideal place to relax from an exhausting day. The design of the furniture reflects Austrian tradition and modern craft. The Hotel Struber was built by Hans Struber, a great- ... great-grandson of Joseph Struber, and has been run by the I llmer-Struber family for many years. Who was Joseph Struber? Born on the 13th February, 1773, Joseph Struber achieved fame as an heroic defender of the province of Salzburg. In 1809 Austria was at war with Napoleonic France. On the 25th of September, Salzburg forces attacked the French forces occupying the Lueg Pass, which links the town of Golling with Werfen. Leading his troops across the steep Tennengebirge range, Joseph Struber skirted the pass and attacked the Franco-Bavarian unit on the flank. The enemy was obliged to give up the Lueg Pass and withdraw towards Hallein. For his courageous actions, Joseph Struber was promoted to the rank of a major by the famous Andreas Hofer on the very same day. In 1817 he was awarded the Gold Medal, second class, with a citation in the Emperor's own hand. Joseph Struber died on the 19th July, 1845.