maria taferl and the surrounding countryside belonged to the territory of the ostarrichi during the time of the bambergs in the middle ages. it then became part of the habsburg holdings. for a long time, it was part of the land of the lords of weißenberg, whose seat lay in the nearby town of münichreith. it is assumed that the various districts of the town were already established during the middle ages. the history of the modern market of maria taferl begins in the 17th century.