Einsiedelkirche (Kötschach)

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The Einsiedelkirche stands in a forest clearing above Kötschach in the municipality of Kötschach-Mauthen . The Roman Catholic branch church of Kötschach was built in 1720 and consecrated to St. John Nepomuk in 1729 . To the east of the choir, a sacristy is added to the small long building with a three-quarter length, roof turret and large aisle-width vestibule . A barrel with stab caps arches over the nave . A wooden west gallery is built into the nave. The baroque ceiling paintings have been restored. A retracted, pointed triumphal arch connects the nave with the choir. The altar with protruding sides was created in 1742. St. John Nepomuk can be seen on the central picture, the top picture shows the Virgin and Child. Four statuettes of saints are placed on the altar.

literature

  • Dehio manual. The art monuments of Austria. Carinthia . Anton Schroll, Vienna 2001, ISBN

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Coordinates: 46 ° 40 ′ 53.8 "  N , 12 ° 59 ′ 53"  E