Mariazell
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Town in northern Upper Styria [Obersteiermark], near the border with Lower Austria [Niederösterreich], approx. 75 km (c. 45 miles) due north of Graz and 90 km (c. 50 miles) south-west of Vienna. A center for winter sports, it is also a major Catholic pilgrimage site.
In August and September 1918, Schenker was on vacation in Mariazell. In his diary for September 8–9, 1918 (OJ , 2/11, pp. 945–9), Schenker gives a vivid description of the processions and pilgrims.
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- Marko Deisinger