Thousands still flock to see the Salzburg sites, including the Mirabell Gardens (where Maria and the von Trapp children sang "Do-Re-Mi") and Mondsee Cathedral (where Maria married Baron von Trapp), each year.

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Johannes von Trapp, the youngest child of Baron Georg von Trapp and Maria Kutschera, is an honorary chair of the gala, while Daniel Truhitte, who played Rolfe, the suitor of Liesl, a von Trapp daughter in the film, will appear in the concert as Baron Elberfeld, a guest at a party given by the baron.

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In 1918, Baron Manfred von Richthofen, the German ace known as the "Red Baron, " was killed in action during World War I.

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'Silk Road' is a relatively recent designation dating from the mid-nineteenth century when the German geologist, Baron Ferdinand von Richthofen, named the trade and communication network Die Seidenstrasse (the Silk Road).

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