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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Coordinates: 47°31′31″N 12°03′13″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.
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