Salm is the name of several historic countships and principalities in present Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg and France.
Image: Town Hall Eisleben Smaller Detail
Image: Tombeau de Henri de Blâmont (4)
Image: Rathausplatz Niklas Graf Salm
Image: Anonymous John IX of Salm
The House of Salm was an ancient Lotharingian noble family originating from Salmchâteau in the Ardennes and ruling Salm. The dynasty is above all known for the experiences of the Upper Salm branch which came to be located at Château de Salm in the Vosges mountain range and over time came to rule over a principality whose capital was Badonviller then Senones.
Salmchâteau
Ruins of Château de Salm