Mariapfarr is the beginning of the Silent Night story. Joseph Mohr served here as an assistant priest from 1815 to 1817 and wrote the poem in 1816. The parish, pilgrimage and Silent Night museum explores that connection. The basilica and Joseph-Mohr-Platz give the visit a clear focus within the village.
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Mariapfarr
The Lungau village where Joseph Mohr wrote the poem that became Silent Night in 1816.