Mariastein is the smallest municipality in the Kufstein district in the Austrian state of Tyrol located 4 kilometers north of Wörgl and 11.5 kilometers southwest of Kufstein. Already a fifteenth century pilgrimage destination,[3] it became more popular after a local statue of Mary, which had been removed to Bavaria in the late seventeenth century, was said to have returned to the church in Mariastein on its own.
Mariastein | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location within Kufstein district | |
  Mariastein Location within Austria | |
| Coordinates: 47°31′31″N 12°03′13″E / 47.52528°N 12.05361°E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Tyrol |
| District | Kufstein |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dieter Martinz |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.37 km2 (0.92 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 575 m (1,886 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
| • Total | 362 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC 1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6324 |
| Area code | 05332 |
| Vehicle registration | KU |
| Website | www.mariastein.gv.at |
At the center of the community is a 42-metre-tall Wohnturm, a castle built in the fourteenth century atop a rock outcropping, and which contains 250 stairs. It now houses multiple chapels and a museum.
References
edit- ^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ Chizzali. Tyrol: Impressions of Tyrol. (Innsbruck: Alpina Printers and Publishers), p. 43
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