 Maria Loretto Basilica | ||
| Loretto | ||
| federal state | Burgenland | |
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| Residents | 475 (2018) | |
| height | 218 m | |
| Tourist info web | http://www.gemeinde-loretto.at/ | |
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Loretto is a place of pilgrimage in Northern Burgenland. At the northern foot of the Leithagebirge is the baroque basilica Maria Loretto as well as several other baroque and sacred buildings.
background
Loretto is one of the largest prehistoric sites in Austria. Since 1950, a fossil antelope and a rhinoceros from the Miocene, a burial site with over 160 graves (Bronze Age to Urnfield Culture), 200 Illyrian graves from the Hallstatt period, Scythian graves from the 5th century and references to Celtic burials have been found.
Loretto was an important place of pilgrimage as early as the Middle Ages. From around 1650 the Loretto chapels were created as a copy of the Italian town near Ancona. For the Turkish siege in 1683 the place was devastated and then rebuilt in the Baroque era.
Loretto lime is mined in numerous quarries around Loretto. The stones with point-like, dark sprinkles in a light-colored overall tone are very popular as building material in the region.
getting there
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By plane
With public transport
- Regional bus 235 Ebreichsdorf Railway station - Eisenstadt Cathedral Square
In Ebreichsdorf and Eisenstadt there are connections to other regional and national connections.
In the street
- From Vienna: A3 to Ebreichsdorf Nord, then via Ebreichsdorf, Unterwaltersdorf, Deutsch Brodersdorf and Leithaprodersdorf to Loretto.
- From Vienna (alternative) or airport: B60 from Fischamend to Götzendorf, then via B15 to Hof am Leithaberge and then via Au and Stotzing.
- From Eisenstadt: L213 (Europaplatz, Leithabergstraße) over the Leithagebirge.
By bike / on foot
Loretto is on a popular hiking trail over the Leithagebirge to Eisenstadt. For cyclists, the L213 from Eisenstadt is a mountain route with little car traffic.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
- 1 Maria Loretto Basilica in Burgenland: Baroque basilica with monastery on a hillside.
- Trinity Chapel, near the Esterházy forest edge settlement. Belongs to the municipality of Leithaprodersdorf.
- The Anger is the largest natural grassland in Central Europe. The following monuments are located on the Anger:
- Plague column. 1680.
- Floriani Column. Around 1734.
- Pietà. 18th century.
- Numerous old ones Buildings from the 17th and 18th centuries with historical courtyard gates and house signs
- Devil's hole. Belongs to the municipality of Stotzing, and numerous other caves in the Lorettokalk.
activities
- Pilgrimage. Always on the 8th of the month.
- Car consecration. Annually on May 1st: Here you can have your vehicle blessed.
- Fire brigade tavern. Annually on the weekend on Corpus Christi.
- Kirtag. Annually on August 15th on the Anger, with approx. 300 market stalls and 20,000 visitors.
- Solstice celebration
- Beach sports event organized by the Loretto Friends Association
The basilica is popular as a wedding location far beyond the region. Several weddings take place one after the other, especially on summer weekends.
shop
- There is no local supplier in Loretto.
- Weha Military Trading, in the quarry, Waldstrasse 4. Sale and exchange of old military items, equipment and vehicles.Open: only approx. 2-3 times a month, see website for dates.
kitchen
- 1 Gasthof Graf, Hauptplatz 6, 2443 Loretto. Tel.: 43 2255 8245, Fax: 43 2255 8245, Email: [email protected]. Open: Nov - Apr: Fri, Sat, Sun; May - Oct: Thu - Sun; and by appointment.
nightlife
accommodation
- No accommodation in Loretto.
Practical advice
- 1 Municipal Office, Hauptplatz 9.
