Frauenkirchen Basilica

Frauenkirchen, Austria

The spiritual and religious focal point on the east shore of lake Neusiedl is the Baroque basilica and pilgrimage church of “Maria auf der Heide”. The Frauenkirchen basilica was built in 1695 and is regarded as Burgenland’s most beautiful Baroque church and most important pilgrimage church because of its style, interior design and decoration.

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Founded: 1695
Category: Religious sites in Austria

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Matthew Black (2 years ago)
Very nice basilica. Lot of parking possibilities near by and also restaurants. You can refresh with local wine from wine automat near by basilica.
Werner A. (2 years ago)
Always an experience to visit this great, very magnificent church and to be able to experience a mass.
Andrea Molnár (3 years ago)
The church and the monastery building are also beautiful. It was surprising to us that the monastery shop operates on a cash register basis, with self-service POS terminals. The best idea is the Mass wine vending machine in front of the church! (Unfortunately, it was raining when we were there, so we couldn't taste Mass wine, but we were enriched with two super high-quality "disposable glasses" that we will not throw them away...! They will serve perfectly as travel glasses for many years.)
Németh József (3 years ago)
Very nice church full of paintings.
Franz Martin T (4 years ago)
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