Maria Tafel celebrates an impressive 2nd place in 9 Places – 9 Treasures”!

Maria Tafel celebrates an impressive 2nd place in 9 Places – 9 Treasures”!

The community of Maria Taferl celebrated a remarkable success in this year's ORF program "9 Places - 9 Treasures" and took an impressive second place for Lower Austria. To celebrate this great result, a festive event took place on Tuesday evening at the ORF Funkhaus St. Pölten. State Governor Johanna Mikl-Leitner praised the community for its outstanding presentation and emphasized that this second place represents the best tourism advertising for the region. She emphasized that Maria Taferl is not only known for its beautiful basilica, but also as an important place of pilgrimage and an attractive destination for excursions and vacations.

Great honor and immediate impact

“Second place triggered a great response,” reported Mayor Martin Leopoldinger and Pastor Father Stefan Obergfell. Aggregate tourists are now visiting the community, and people from all federal states flocked to Maria Taferl the day after the final broadcast. Loud noe.gv.at The trophy will find a place of honor in the basilica's treasury, which further underlines the importance of the success. The star violinist Lidia Baich, who took part in the celebration, also expressed herself touched by the importance of the basilica and the experience that Maria Taferl offers.

Maria Taferl prevailed in the federal state preliminary round against strong competition such as the Anninger and the Langau mining lake. First place at national level went to Salzburg's Gadauner Schlucht, while Styria took third place with the Giglachseen. This placement not only underlines the beauty of the region, but also the strength of the community in Maria Taferl, which is supported by numerous clubs such as the Marbach Music Association. The festive atmosphere of the event was reflected in the gratitude of those present and illustrated the pride in the tradition and culture of Lower Austria ORF NOE reported.