More than 200 gold statuettes of Austria’s most famous composer disappeared from his hometown of Salzburg, officials said on Aug. 12, leaving a tribute to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart on his 270th birthday considerably less crowded.

Zu Ehren des Komponisten hatte der deutsche Künstler Ottmar Hörl in Salzburg insgesamt 320 kleine Mozart-Skulpturen aufgestellt. Doch die meisten wurden inzwischen entwendet. Für…

More than 200 gold statuettes of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart have disappeared from Salzburg, officials said Wednesday