Maria Taferl

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Maria Taferl (Austria)
Maria Taferl
Basic data
Country: Austria
State : Lower Austria
Political District : Melk
License plate : ME
Surface: 12.16 km²
Coordinates : 48 ° 14 '  N , 15 ° 10'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 13 '36 "  N , 15 ° 9' 35"  E
Height : 443  m above sea level A.
Residents : 911 (January 1, 2020)
Population density : 75 inhabitants per km²
Postal code : 3672
Area code : 07413
Community code : 3 15 23
Address of the
municipal administration:
Maria Taferl No. 35
3672 Maria Taferl
Website: www.mariataferl.at
politics
Mayor : Heinrich Strondl ( ÖVP )
Municipal Council : ( 2020 )
(15 members)
12
3
12 
A total of 15 seats
Location of Maria Taferl in the Melk district
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Maria Taferl
Maria Taferl
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Maria Taferl is an Austrian market town with 911 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in the Melk district in Lower Austria .

The municipality is the most important place of pilgrimage in Lower Austria and, after Mariazell, the most important place of pilgrimage in Austria.

geography

Maria Taferl is located in the Nibelungengau in Lower Austria on a hill above the Danube . The area of ​​the market town covers 12.19 square kilometers. 47.48 percent of the area is forested. While the Maria Taferl market is located on the so-called Taferlberg, the other districts are in the surrounding hilly area. The pilgrimage church in particular is visible from a great distance from the south.

Community structure

The municipal area comprises the following eight localities (population in brackets as of January 1, 2020):

  • Hilmanger (88)
  • Maria Taferl (267)
  • Obererla (156) including Hilmanger
  • Oberthalheim (65)
  • Horsemen (135)
  • Lower Erla (73)
  • Unterthalheim (113) including the Ziegelstadl
  • Wimm (14)

The community consists of the cadastral communities Maria Taferl, Obererla, Oberthalheim, Reitern, Untererla, Unterthalheim and Wimm.

Neighboring communities

history

Little is known about the early settlement. The Celtic Kingdom of Noricum also extended to the north bank of the Danube. At the time of the Roman Provincia Noricum , the Danube formed the border river, the Danube Limes .

A stone slab still set up on the church square (see picture) is often referred to as a sacrificial stone of Celtic origin. An interpretation of this kind lacks any scientific basis, but it cannot be completely ruled out either.

The area around Maria Taferl belonged in the Middle Ages to the area of Ostarrichi at the time of the Babenbergs and later to the area of ​​the Habsburgs . For a long time it was in the territory of the Lords of Weissenberg, whose seat was in the neighboring municipality of Münichreith . It can be assumed that various districts of Maria Taferl were founded in the Middle Ages. The story of today's Maria Taferl market begins in the 17th century .

politics

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The municipal council has 15 members.

mayor
  • until 2013 Herbert Gruber (ÖVP)
  • since 2013 Heinrich Strondl (ÖVP)

Culture and sights

Look at Wimm
View of Unter- and Obererla
Sacrificial stone on the church square
See also:  List of listed objects in Maria Taferl
  • The parish and pilgrimage church of Maria Taferl was built around a wayside shrine of the Virgin Mary as Mother of Grace. This is also the origin of the name 'Maria Taferl'. According to tradition, this statue was donated by Alexander Schinagel, a forester who was miraculously cured after a serious illness. The woodworker Thomas Pachmann is said to have experienced a miraculous healing in this place. After trying to cut down an oak tree with an image of the Crucified on it, he injured himself badly on both legs. After a prayer to the Blessed Mother Mary, the life-threatening wounds stopped bleeding. The old oak was destroyed by fire in 1755 and the image of Our Lady of Mercy was damaged.
The construction of the parish and pilgrimage church lasted from 1660 to 1710. Construction was started by the imperial architect Georg Gerstenbrandt and the Italian Carlo Lurago . The dome, which was built by Jakob Prandtauer between 1708 and 1710, the master builder who is also responsible for the current appearance of Melk Abbey , is famous . The architectural style of the basilica is baroque , the generous use of gold leaf and the decoration of the ceiling with frescoes by Antonio Beduzzi are particularly noteworthy . In the center of the high altar by Joseph Matthias Götz is the miraculous image, a Pieta (Vesper image). The two portraits of the side altars, the Holy Family and the crucifixion of Christ are by Martin Johann Schmidt , called "Kremser Schmidt". The richly decorated, gilded pulpit, built in 1726 based on the model of the Passau cathedral pulpit, framed with rich figure and relief decorations by the sculptors Peter Widerin and Matthias Tempe, is worth seeing . At the rear of the basilica there is access to the crypt and treasury.
According to inscriptions inside the basilica, the construction of the basilica should give new courage to the inhabitants of the region devastated by the plague , Turkish wars and the Thirty Years' War . Counter-Reformation intentions in the heartland of the Catholic House of Habsburg should also be accepted. This is particularly supported by the location of Maria Taferl as a widely visible manifestation of the Catholic faith on the main traffic route at that time, the Danube.
There are several stories of angel processions from the 17th century. The beginning of the tradition of pilgrimages to Maria Taferl dates back to this time . In 1760 alone there were 700 processions and over 19,000 masses are said to have been read. The treasury in the basilica provides information about the extent and origin of the pilgrims. It displays gifts from pilgrims who have been made because of illnesses and supposed or actual healing . Other sources for the importance of Maria Taferl as a place of pilgrimage are provided by the stone cross, a memorial stone of the citizens of Freistadt for deceased pilgrims. It is also a documentation of the arduous nature of the pilgrimage at that time. From the murdered heir to the throne Franz Ferdinand , who lived with his family in the neighboring Artstetten Castle , regular church visits to Maria Taferl are known. According to popular belief, the water from Maria Taferl's springs is said to help particularly with eye problems.
Maria Taferl has been a minor basilica since 1947 .
After starting work in 2004, the completion of the extensive renovation and refurbishment of the basilica was celebrated on September 12, 2010, combined with the celebration of two anniversaries: 350 years of laying the foundation stone (1660) and 300 years of completion of the church building (1710). - The last interior renovation was about 50 years ago, an exterior renovation was made in 1982. In 1998 the two spire helmets were re-covered. In the course of the general renovation of the interior of the pilgrimage church, which has now been completed, the treasury of the basilica was also renovated and reopened on April 11, 2008.
  • Kuratenhaus Maria Taferl
  • State monument for the fallen of the two world wars : The state monument for the fallen of the two world wars was also erected in Maria Taferl. These are honored annually at the meeting of the Comradeship Association .
  • Elementary School Museum:
  • Mechanical crib: The electromechanical crib shows over 300 moving figures in different scenes. The legendary history and the construction of the basilica of Maria Taferl, the birth and childhood of Jesus, as well as the everyday life of the rural population (millers, shepherds, field work, cattle breeding, bringing wood) are depicted. The crib was created in 1892 by Leopold Steindl, a locksmith from Purgstall an der Erlauf, and restored in 2011. - Free entry (voluntary donation)
  • Alpine panorama: The Alpine panorama - an electromechanical work of art, also created by Leopold Steindl, used to be seen at fairs and days before it found its permanent place in the center of Maria Taferl in 1949. It shows alpine landscapes in two showcases. The first with an electric train that runs between a mill and a mountain railway station. The second with a mine train that goes into and out of a mine, and above it on a mountain road a cyclist who drives from one place to a dairy hut and back. - Free entry (voluntary donation)

economy

In 2001 there were 46 non-agricultural workplaces, and according to the 1999 survey there were 59 in agriculture and forestry. According to the 2001 census, the number of people in employment at home was 410. In 2001, the employment rate was 48.62 percent. In addition to agriculture , tourism also plays an important role, so a golf course was built in 2002 .

literature

  • Thorough origin / MIRACULA, the exalted devotion in the forest above the village Krumpennuss = tree in Unter = Austria; To our Rawen Schmer = tzen / before / and from old age to the table; .... Passau, Georg Höller 1661.
  • Austrian Myrrh Mountain / On which Mary the Immaculate Mother of God / in her pain haves = and wonderful picture nut / planted like a bitter / but fragrant myrrh / the toughest of her maternal sympathy / and the sweetest smell of her grace in far-flung landscapes; That is the beginning / and progress of the world = famous Kirchfarth after Maria Täfferl in Lower Austria. Passau / Printed / Bey den Höllerischen Erben / Anno 1723.
  • Alois Plesser, contributions to the history of the pilgrimage and parish Maria Taferl . Historical supplements to the St. Pöltner Diözesanblatt X, St. Pölten 1914, p. 1ff.
  • Josef Weichselbaum, Maria Taferl, pilgrimage basilica to Our Lady of Sorrows , Schnell, art guide 694, 10th edition Regensburg 1995.
  • Josef Weichselbaum, 300 years of Maria Taferl 1660–1960 , Maria Taferl 1960.
  • Elisabeth Noichl, The Regensburg rule Pöchlarn and the beginnings of the Maria Taferl pilgrimage according to sources from the Bavarian Main State Archives. Studies and research from the Lower Austrian Institute for Regional Studies 11, 1989.
  • Erwin Hameseder (eds.) And Hans Ströbitzer: Maria Taferl. Jewel on Table Mountain. Lower Austria's state sanctuary , residence, St. Pölten 2010, ISBN 978-3-7017-3192-3 .
  • Franz Xaver Hell: The pilgrimage to Maria Taferl and its history in the 20th century, illustrated by the work of the responsible pastors from 1893 to 1969 . Vienna, Univ., Dipl.-Arb. 1998.
  • Kathrin Labuda: The baroque furnishings of the Maria Taferl pilgrimage church from Giovanni Battista Colomba to Antonio Maria Niccolo Beduzzi . Vienna, Univ., Dipl.-Arb. 2002.
  • Hermann Maurer , An early pilgrimage picture by Maria Taferl, Lower Austria , Österreichische Zeitschrift für Volkskunde LVI / 195, Vienna 2002, p. 407ff.
  • Erwin Hameseder, Hans Ströbitzer : Maria Taferl jewel on the Taferlberg. Lower Austria's state sanctuary . Residenz-Verlag, St. Pölten 2010, ISBN 978-3-7017-3192-3 .
  • Maria Taferl (Monument Preservation in Lower Austria Volume 44 and Communications from Lower Austria No. 4/2010) , Berger printing company, Horn 2010.
  • Walpurga Oppeker: Filiations of the pilgrimage site Maria Taferl. In: The Waldviertel. 59 / Issue 4, Horn 2010, pp. 337-357, ISSN  0259-8957 .

Web links

Commons : Maria Taferl  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
  2. ^ Result of the municipal council election 1995 in Maria Taferl. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 30, 2000, accessed on November 20, 2019 .
  3. ^ Election result of the municipal council election 2000 in Maria Taferl. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, February 4, 2005, accessed on November 20, 2019 .
  4. ^ Election result of the municipal council election 2005 in Maria Taferl. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 4, 2005, accessed on November 20, 2019 .
  5. ^ Election result of the municipal council election 2010 in Maria Taferl. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, October 8, 2010, accessed on November 20, 2019 .
  6. ^ Election result of the 2015 municipal council election in Maria Taferl. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, December 1, 2015, accessed on November 20, 2019 .
  7. Results of the municipal council election 2020 in Maria Taferl. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, January 26, 2020, accessed on November 20, 2019 .
  8. Every year are up to 300,000 believers visit the place of grace. - See: Maria Taferl. Marian shrine .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: noe.orf.at , September 25, 2005, accessed September 13, 2010.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / noe.orf.at  
  9. ^ Maria Taferl. Restoration of the basilica enters the final .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: noe.orf.at , February 25, 2010, accessed September 13, 2010.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / noe.orf.at  
  10. ^ Religion. A festival for the Maria Taferl basilica .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: noe.orf.at , September 12, 2010, accessed September 13, 2010.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / noe.orf.at  
  11. ^ Religion. Maria Taferl basilica shines in new splendor .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: noe.orf.at , September 12, 2010, accessed September 13, 2010.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / noe.orf.at  
  12. Chronicle. Treasury in Maria Taferl renovated .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: noe.orf.at , April 12, 2008, accessed September 13, 2010.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / noe.orf.at  
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