Nonnberg Abbey (Stift Nonnberg) in Salzburg, Austria.
In both the stage musical and the 1965 film The Sound of Music, the nuns of Nonnberg Abbey sing the traditional “Morning Hymn” (also known as “Rex Admirabilis,” part of the Preludium sequence with “Dixit Dominus” and “Alleluia”). This occurs early in the story as part of the abbey scenes involving Maria and the other nuns.
Nonnberg is a real Benedictine nunnery (founded around 712–715 and the oldest continuously existing nunnery in the German-speaking world). The real Maria von Trapp was a postulant/novice there before being sent to the von Trapp family, and exterior shots (courtyard, gates, etc.) were filmed on location. Interiors were recreated on a Hollywood set because filming inside was not permitted.
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