As of January 1, 2024, the Morawa Group will take over Salzburg’s traditional Höllrigl bookstore, the oldest bookstore in Austria.
Vienna (OTS) – The Höllrigl bookstore has miraculously retained its magical character to this day. Today, when tradition has priceless value and social significance, it is a special honor for me to be able to take over this bookstore
no one knows better than Wolfgang Rick, managing partner of the Morawa Group, from the fourth generation of the Morawa family business. Preserving the unique character of the bookstore and gently integrating it into the Morawa book world will be very important to us
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On two floors, book lovers will find an extensive full range that covers all areas such as fiction, children’s and youth literature, legal books, language and travel literature as well as natural sciences, politics, contemporary history, health, cooking and gardening as well as fantasy and comics.
With its continued operation by the Morawa Group, the bookstore will continue to be a part of Austrian history. We are pleased to have found a successor in Morawa who will continue the successful path of an Austrian family business in the future
says Wilhelm Sotsas, previous owner of the Höllrigl bookstore.
About history:
In the heart of Salzburg’s old town, in the historic Ritzerbogen House, Austria’s oldest bookstore has been located since 1598. A painting with his coat of arms commemorates Archbishop Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau, who played a key role in the transformation of Salzburg into a baroque city at the end of the 16th century.
The traditional bookstore was founded by Konrad Kürner as “Kürners Hof-Buchdrucker” and, after numerous owners, was sold at the beginning of 1901 by Hermann Kerber to Eduard Höllrigl, a long-time employee. At the beginning of 1903 the bookstore became the property of Adolf Stierle Sr. and Otto Spinnhirn about. Both continue to do so under the name “Eduard Höllrigl, formerly Herm. Kerber”. The art-historical framing of the bookstore is worth seeing. A beautiful original vault and artistic ceiling frescoes on the first floor, accessible via a spiral staircase, give the store an exceptionally historical flair.
You can’t buy tradition, you have to earn it.
Questions & Contact:
Morawa Group, Frau Sandra Rainer, srainer@morawa.com, 01 91076-7406