Mariazell
Sign in to saveMariazell (; 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
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- Mariazell - Basilika1.JPG
- Settlement.image_caption
- The Mariazell Basilica
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- AUT Mariazell COA.jpg
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- 80x110px
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- Austria
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- 270
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- Location within Austria
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- 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
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- para
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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.
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.