Expositurkirche Wald im Pitztal
The Roman Catholic Expositurkirche Wald im Pitztal is located in the Rotte Wald im Pitztal in the municipality of Arzl im Pitztal in the Imst district in Tyrol . It is consecrated to St. Thomas and is part of the Deanery Imst in the Diocese of Innsbruck as the branch of the Arzl parish in Pitztal . The building is a listed building .
Location description
The church is located in the Rotte Wald in the Pitztal and is surrounded by a cemetery.
history
In 1493 there is a documentary record of the construction of a chapel consecrated to St. Thomas by a noble family. Wald received its own priest for the first time in 1691 and four years later, in 1695, the Wald church was elevated to the status of a chaplain church. A fire in 1754 severely damaged the church. During the reconstruction the building was enlarged in the neo-Gothic style. In 1907, Wald got its own cemetery and was elevated to the status of a branch church. In 1909 the church burned again. In 1911 and 1912 it was restored by master builder Hörmann from Mötz. This is how it got its current appearance. The last interior restoration was completed in 1982.
architecture
Exterior description
The church is essentially a Gothic building that was rebuilt in a neo-Gothic style. The choir has moved in and a church tower, which is Gothic in its core, with ogival sound windows is presented in the south . On the church tower is an octagonal tower with a pyramid roof . There is a canopy over the portal on the west facade.
Inside description
The nave has four bays and barrel vaults with pointed caps and net ribs. The vault rests on pillars with round services . A pointed triumphal arch separates the nave from the single -bay choir. This one has a 5/8 ending . The southern portal is rounded. Rafael Thaler painted the painting on the triumphal arch in 1931. It shows a mercy seat and the church fathers .
Furnishing
The altar equipment comes from the construction time. On the high altar is a carved group depicting Jesus with the unbelieving apostle Thomas. The pulpit was made in 1913 by an artist named Hinterholzer . The bell was cast in 1790.
literature
- Arzl in the Pitztal. Expositurkirche hl. Thomas. In: Dehio manual . The art monuments of Austria: Tyrol. Bundesdenkmalamt (Ed.), Verlag Anton Schroll & Co, Vienna 1980, ISBN 3-7031-0488-0 , p. 165.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Tyrol - immovable and archaeological monuments under monument protection. ( Memento from June 3, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) . Federal Monuments Office , as of June 26, 2015 (PDF).
- ↑ History of the church on the website of the municipality of Arzl im Pitztal. Retrieved May 22, 2015 .
Coordinates: 47 ° 12 ′ 14.4 " N , 10 ° 46 ′ 31.3" E