Mariazell

Mariazell (; Central Bavarian: Mariazöö) is an Austrian city in the southeastern state of Styria. Well known for being a hub of winter sports and a pilgrimage destination, it is located north of Graz. It is picturesquely situated in the valley of the Salza, amid the north Styrian Alps.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Mariazell
Settlement.native_name: Mariazöö
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Mariazell - Basilika1.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: The Mariazell Basilica
Settlement.image_shield: AUT Mariazell COA.jpg
Settlement.shield_size: 80x110px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Austria
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 270
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location within Austria
Settlement.map_caption: Location within Bruck-Mürzzuschlag district
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Austria
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Styria
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Bruck-Mürzzuschlag
Settlement.parts_style: para

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: municipality of Austria
Official name: Mariazell
Country: Austria
Located in: Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District
Population: 3618
Area: 414.09
Elevation: 868
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Shares border with: Wildalpen
Official website: www.mariazell.gv.at
Image: Mariazell.JPG
Dialing code: 03886
Licence plate code: BM

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Commons category: Mariazell
twinned administrative body: Lourdes
topic's main category: Category:Mariazell
Commons gallery: Mariazell
member of: Climate Alliance
email address: mailto:[email protected]
postal code: 8630
inception: 1157-00-00
native label: Mariazell
different from: Mariazell
P8168: Štorje
described by source: New International Encyclopedia

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
Politics
Municipal council
City council
Coat of arms
Culture and landmarks
Transport
International relations
Twin towns – Sister cities
References
External links

It is a site of pilgrimage for Catholics from Austria and neighboring countries. The object of veneration is an image of the Virgin Mary reputed to work miracles, carved in lime-tree wood. This was brought to the place in 1157, and is now enshrined in a chapel adorned with objects of silver and other costly materials. The large church of which the chapel forms part was erected in 1644 as an expansion of a smaller church built by Louis I, King of Hungary, after a victory over the Ottoman Empire in 1363.

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