Sonntagberg

Sonntagberg is a town in the district of Amstetten in Lower Austria in Austria. It is an important Catholic pilgrimage center.

Sonntagberg
Sonntagberg basilica church
Coat of arms
Sonntagberg
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°00′N 14°46′E
CountryAustria
StateLower Austria
DistrictAmstetten
Government
  MayorJohann Eblinger
Area
  Total18.42 km2 (7.11 sq mi)
Elevation
340 m (1,120 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
  Total3,829
  Density210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
3333
Area code07448
Websitewww.sonntagberg.gv.at

Geography

Sonntagberg lies in the Mostviertel in Lower Austria. About 29 percent of the municipality is forested.

Sights

It has a baroque church that was, in its current form, built in 1706–1732 by Jakob Prandtauer and Joseph Munggenast. The ceilings were painted by Daniel Gran (1738–43). In 1964, Pope Paul VI gave it the title Basilica minor.

For a short while, Sonntagberg was the location of what would then become Summerhill School.[3]

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