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Admont Abbey
Admont, Admont, Styria, Austria
Admont Abbey is a documented monastery in Admont, Styria, Austria, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....
Annaberg Pilgrimage Church
Annaberg, Annaberg, Lower Austria, Austria
Annaberg Pilgrimage Church is a documented church in Annaberg, Lower Austria, Austria, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....
Basilica Klein-Mariazell
Altenmarkt an der Triesting, Altenmarkt an der Triesting, Lower Austria, Austria
Basilica Klein-Mariazell is a documented church in Altenmarkt an der Triesting, Lower Austria, Austria, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....
Basilica Maria Dreieichen
Rosenburg-Mold, Lower Austria, Austria
Basilica Maria Dreieichen is a living Marian pilgrimage basilica in Rosenburg-Mold, Austria....
Basilica Maria Loreto, St. Andra
St. Andrä im Lavanttal, Carinthia, Austria
Rising from the Lavanttal valley in southeastern Austria, the Basilica Maria Loreto holds a replica of the Holy House of Nazareth and its Black Madonna....
Basilica of Maria Loretto in Burgenland
Loretto, Burgenland, Austria
In the eastern Austrian lowlands, a village of five hundred souls receives one hundred thousand pilgrims annually....
Basilica of the Virgin Mary, Mariazell
Mariazell, Styria, Austria
Set among the forested peaks of the Styrian Alps, the Basilica of the Virgin Mary in Mariazell has drawn pilgrims from across Central Europe for nearly nine hundred years....
Black Madonna of Kaltenleutgeben
Inside Parish Church of Saint James, Kaltenleutgeben
Kaltenleutgeben, Lower Austria, Austria
In this baroque church south of Vienna, a copy of the famous Altotting Black Madonna has drawn pilgrims since 1712....
Black Madonna of Langenzersdorf
Inside St. Katharina, Langenzersdorf
Langenzersdorf, Lower Austria, Austria
Since 1708, this copy of the famous Einsiedeln Black Madonna has kept vigil in St....
Black Madonna of Lavanttal
Inside Basilica Maria Loreto, St. Andra
Sankt Andrä, Carinthia, Austria
In the Carinthian town of St. Andra, within a baroque basilica modeled after Italy's Holy House of Loreto, a Black Madonna has drawn pilgrims for nearly four centuries....
Black Madonna of Loretto Burgenland
Inside Basilica of Maria Loretto in Burgenland
Loretto, Burgenland, Austria
In the Austrian village that took its name from Loreto, a 1644 replica of the famous Black Madonna has outlasted the Italian original....
Black Madonna of Maria Loretto Peninsula
Klagenfurt, Carinthia, Austria
On a peninsula reaching into Lake Woerthersee, this 17th-century chapel replicates the Holy House of Loreto in Italy....
Church of St. George, Georgenberg
Stans, Tyrol, Austria
Perched on a rocky outcrop rising one hundred meters above the Stallental valley in the Austrian Alps, St. Georgenberg is the oldest extant monastery in Tyrol....
City on the Magdalensberg
Magdalensberg, Carinthia, Austria
Rising above the Zollfeld plain in southern Carinthia, the Magdalensberg holds the remains of what was likely the royal capital of the Celtic Kingdom of Noricum and,...
Frauenberg an der Enns Pilgrimage Church
Frauenberg (Ardning), Frauenberg (Ardning), Styria, Austria
Frauenberg an der Enns Pilgrimage Church is a documented church in Frauenberg (Ardning), Styria, Austria, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....
Frauenberg Celtic-Roman Sanctuary
Leibnitz, Leibnitz, Styria, Austria
Frauenberg Celtic-Roman Sanctuary is a documented archaeological site in Leibnitz, Styria, Austria, connected with Historical regional religious traditions....
Göttweig Abbey
Furth bei Göttweig, Furth bei Göttweig, Lower Austria, Austria
Göttweig Abbey is a documented monastery in Furth bei Göttweig, Lower Austria, Austria, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....
Gurk Cathedral and Tomb of St Hemma
Gurk, Gurk, Carinthia, Austria
Gurk Cathedral and Tomb of St Hemma is a documented cathedral in Gurk, Carinthia, Austria, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....
Heiligenkreuz Abbey
Heiligenkreuz, Heiligenkreuz, Lower Austria, Austria
Heiligenkreuz Abbey is a documented monastery in Heiligenkreuz, Lower Austria, Austria, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....
Hemmaberg Pilgrimage Church
Globasnitz, Globasnitz, Carinthia, Austria
Hemmaberg Pilgrimage Church is a documented archaeological site in Globasnitz, Carinthia, Austria, connected with Historical regional religious traditions....
Klosterneuburg Abbey
Klosterneuburg, Klosterneuburg, Lower Austria, Austria
Klosterneuburg Abbey is a documented monastery in Klosterneuburg, Lower Austria, Austria, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....
Kremsmünster Abbey
Kremsmünster, Kremsmünster, Upper Austria, Austria
Kremsmünster Abbey is a documented monastery in Kremsmünster, Upper Austria, Austria, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....
Lilienfeld Abbey
Lilienfeld, Lilienfeld, Lower Austria, Austria
Lilienfeld Abbey is a documented monastery in Lilienfeld, Lower Austria, Austria, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....
Maria Kirchental Pilgrimage Church
St. Martin bei Lofer, St. Martin bei Lofer, Salzburg, Austria
Maria Kirchental Pilgrimage Church is a documented church in St. Martin bei Lofer, Salzburg, Austria, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....
Maria Luggau Basilica
Maria Luggau (Lesachtal), Maria Luggau (Lesachtal), Carinthia, Austria
Maria Luggau Basilica is a documented church in Maria Luggau (Lesachtal), Carinthia, Austria, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....
Maria Plain Pilgrimage Church
Bergheim, Bergheim, Salzburg, Austria
Maria Plain Pilgrimage Church is a documented church in Bergheim, Salzburg, Austria, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....
Mariatrost Basilica
Graz, Graz, Styria, Austria
Mariatrost Basilica is a documented church in Graz, Styria, Austria, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....
Melk Abbey
Melk, Melk, Lower Austria, Austria
Melk Abbey is a documented monastery in Melk, Lower Austria, Austria, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....
Millstatt Abbey Church
Millstatt am See, Millstatt am See, Carinthia, Austria
Millstatt Abbey Church is a documented monastery in Millstatt am See, Carinthia, Austria, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....
Parish Church of Saint James, Kaltenleutgeben
Kaltenleutgeben, Lower Austria, Austria
Saint James is both Kaltenleutgeben's parish church and the housing place of its Black Madonna....
Pilgrimage church of Maria Geburt, Mariastein
Mariastein, Tyrol, Austria
Rising from a 14-meter cliff in the Tyrolean countryside, the 42-meter tower of Mariastein once guarded a Roman road....
Pilgrimage church of Mary, Maria Taferl
Maria Taferl, Lower Austria, Austria
Perched 233 meters above the Danube valley in Lower Austria, the Basilica of Maria Taferl is the region's foremost Marian pilgrimage destination and the second most...
Pilgrimage Church of St Wolfgang
St. Wolfgang im Salzkammergut, St. Wolfgang im Salzkammergut, Upper Austria, Austria
Pilgrimage Church of St Wolfgang is a documented church in St. Wolfgang im Salzkammergut, Upper Austria, Austria, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....
Pöstlingberg Pilgrimage Basilica
Linz, Linz, Upper Austria, Austria
Pöstlingberg Pilgrimage Basilica is a documented church in Linz, Upper Austria, Austria, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....
Rosalia Grotto and Hemma Spring
Globasnitz, Globasnitz, Carinthia, Austria
Rosalia Grotto and Hemma Spring is a documented sacred natural site in Globasnitz, Carinthia, Austria, connected with Historical regional religious traditions....
Salzburg Cathedral
Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
Salzburg Cathedral is a living metropolitan cathedral and historic sacred monument in Salzburg, Austria....
Seckau Abbey
Seckau, Seckau, Styria, Austria
Seckau Abbey is a documented monastery in Seckau, Styria, Austria, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....
Seitenstetten Abbey
Seitenstetten, Seitenstetten, Lower Austria, Austria
Seitenstetten Abbey is a documented monastery in Seitenstetten, Lower Austria, Austria, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....
Sonntagberg Basilica
Sonntagberg, Sonntagberg, Lower Austria, Austria
Sonntagberg Basilica is a documented church in Sonntagberg, Lower Austria, Austria, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....
St Florian Abbey
St. Florian, St. Florian, Upper Austria, Austria
St Florian Abbey is a documented monastery in St. Florian, Upper Austria, Austria, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....
St Lambrecht Abbey
St. Lambrecht, St. Lambrecht, Styria, Austria
St Lambrecht Abbey is a documented monastery in St. Lambrecht, Styria, Austria, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....
St Leonhard Pilgrimage Church, Grödig
Grödig, Grödig, Salzburg, Austria
St Leonhard Pilgrimage Church, Grödig is a documented church in Grödig, Salzburg, Austria, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....
St Paul im Lavanttal Abbey
St. Paul im Lavanttal, St. Paul im Lavanttal, Carinthia, Austria
St Paul im Lavanttal Abbey is a documented monastery in St. Paul im Lavanttal, Carinthia, Austria, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....
St Vincent Pilgrimage Church, Heiligenblut
Heiligenblut am Großglockner, Heiligenblut am Großglockner, Carinthia, Austria
St Vincent Pilgrimage Church, Heiligenblut is a documented church in Heiligenblut am Großglockner, Carinthia, Austria, connected with Roman Catholic Christianity....
St. Katharina, Langenzersdorf
Langenzersdorf, Lower Austria, Austria
Rising in the village of Langenzersdorf just north of Vienna, St. Katharina has anchored the spiritual life of this community since 1326....
Teufelstein (Devil’s rock)
Fischbach, Styria, Austria
Three massive boulders stand stacked on the highest summit of Austria's Fischbacher Alps, 1,498 meters above the Styrian countryside....
The parish church of the Assumption (Maria am Berg), Hallstatt
Hallstatt, Upper Austria, Austria
High above Lake Hallstatt, the parish church of Maria am Berg sits between mountain and water in one of Europe's oldest continuously inhabited settlements. Beside it, St....
The Parish Church of the Assumption (Maria am Berg), Hallstatt
Hallstatt, Upper Austria, Austria
Perched on a steep mountainside above Lake Hallstatt, the Parish Church of the Assumption rises like a declaration of permanence against the transient Alpine weather....
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What sacred sites can I explore in Austria?
Pilgrim Map lists sacred places in Austria across living worship sites, heritage landmarks, pilgrimage destinations, and culturally significant landscapes. The current guide lists 50 sites organized by region and tradition.
Which traditions are represented in Austria?
The most represented traditions include Roman Catholic Christianity, Christianity, Historical regional religious traditions, Celtic and Prehistoric.
How should I plan a sacred-site visit in Austria?
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