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PöllaubergPöllauberg, Styria, alt. 754 m, place of pilgrimage north east of Pöllau on a spur of Masenberg Mountain. High Gothic pilgrimage church dedicated to the Virgin Mary, erected near a well on the property of Stubenberg; in 1504 it was incorporated into Pöllau Abbey. Two-nave hall church (between 1339 and 1374), one of the most important Gothic churches in Styria, rich façade with tracery and main portal, rich Gothic stone sculptures in the choir, tower, roof and furnishing renewed after a fire in 1674, high altar designed by R. Horner, statues by M. Schokotnigg, Gothic miracle-working image of Saint Mary (around 1480), remodelled in Baroque style, stucco work by A. Maderni, wayside shrine from 1673; St. Anna chapel next to the church, former Roman chapel rebuilt in 1532 and 1730. Literature: F. Posch, Wallfahrtskirche Maria Pöllauberg, 1992. References to other albums:
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