Zellhof, Farm complex and pilgrimage church in Mattsee, Austria

Zellhof is a group of Meierhof buildings with the pilgrimage church Mutter Gottes (Maria Zellhof) belonging to Stift Mattsee, in the market town of Mattsee in Salzburg. The church is a single-nave building with a square choir and a semicircular apse; its walls date from the Baroque period, while the ground plan and masonry point to a Romanesque origin. West of it stands the former estate, now a two-storey house with a steep gable roof.

A chapel dedicated to Saint George was first mentioned at Zellhof in 1458, when it received an indulgence. In 1602 Sebastian Schettinger sold the estate, still surrounded by water, to Archbishop Wolf Dietrich of Salzburg, after which it served cathedral canons as a summer residence, hunting lodge and dairy farm. Stift Mattsee bought the property on 17 August 1789 and still owns it.

The chapel became a pilgrimage site in the late 1600s when a healing spring was discovered and a carved replica of the Black Madonna from Altötting was installed. This connection to a well-known sanctuary drew visitors seeking spiritual comfort and relief.

The property now functions as an international scout center and campsite, hosting youth groups since the 1970s with facilities for outdoor activities and gatherings. The lakeside location allows for water activities, while the chapel and surrounding woods provide good opportunities for exploration.

Beside the church stands an old church linden, mentioned in local tradition and visible on arrival; the sources record no age or canopy measurement for it. The church itself keeps crutches attributed to healed pilgrims and wooden crosses carried by processions, relics of its pilgrimage period.