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Beautiful view to the Alps, the church is also a highlight

A traditional café with delicious pastries and gingerbread. It's hard not to stop here!

A very beautiful medieval town square. Highlights include Heini Staudinger's GEA store and the Lubinger pastry shop.

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The patronage of "Our Lady of the Snows" – which, in my experience, is not all that common – indicates that this pilgrimage church was dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, but not, as is usually the case, associated with one of her classic feast days (such as the Name of Mary, the Nativity, the Assumption, or as Queen of the Rosary). Rather, the search for the origin of "Our Lady of the Snows" leads us far back in church history to the fourth or fifth century, and geographically from here across the Alps to the Italian capital. On August 5, 363, at the site where the magnificent church of Santa Maria Maggiore stands today (Pope Francis, who died last month, was laid to rest there), the so-called "Miracle of the Snows" occurred. That is, on that day, in the middle of summer, there was snow there in the morning because Our Lady wanted a church dedicated to her built on that spot. She expressed this wish in a nighttime vision to a wealthy couple who financed the construction and to the Bishop of Rome, Pope Liberius. The Roman church has the status of a patriarchal basilica (papal basilica), and is the origin of all churches and chapels bearing this patronage. In the liturgical calendar of the Catholic Church, the date of August 5, the day of the church's consecration (in the year 432 by Pope Sixtus III), is a "non-obligatory memorial."

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You should definitely check it out if you're here!

Leopoldschlag is a village in Upper Austria's Freistadt District, near the border with the Czech Republic. The area is characterized by rolling hills and dense forests, offering opportunities for outdoor activities like hiking and cycling. The town center features a late Gothic parish church dedicated to St. George and a historic Pranger — a medieval pillar used for public punishment — that dates back to the 16th century and reflects the towns rich history.