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University of Salzburg Seeks to Buy Porsche’s Stefan Zweig Villa Listed for €12.7 Million

The university says it would preserve the Paschinger Schlössl for public use, with no intention to pursue the approved private tunnel.

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Das Paschinger Schlössl von Wolfgang Krupp steht für 12,7 Millionen Euro zum Verkauf. Der genehmigte Privattunnel wird im Inserat trotzdem als Besonderheit genannt.
Für die Salzburger Luxusvilla von Wolfang Porsche meldete sich ein potentieller Käufer.

Overview

  • The Paschinger Schlössl on the Kapuzinerberg is on the market for €12.7 million after Wolfgang Porsche bought and restored the villa in October 2020.
  • The University of Salzburg has publicly declared interest in purchasing the property to conserve Stefan Zweig’s former home and open it to the public, and it has held talks about interim federal financing and sponsor support.
  • A roughly 500‑metre private tunnel linking a Linzer Gasse garage to the villa was formally approved by the Salzburg planning committee in September 2025 but has not been built and is not part of the university’s plans.
  • City planning records show the tunnel project would have required 3,044 m² of municipal land and that compensation for use of that land was adjusted from €40,000 to €48,000, a detail that fuelled local political opposition.
  • If the university proceeds, the purchase could shift the site from private ownership to public stewardship, preserving cultural access to the Zweig legacy and effectively sidelining the contentious private-access proposal.