Gletschach branch church
The Gletschach branch church on the western edge of the village of Gletschach in the municipality of Griffen is dedicated to St. Thomas . It was first mentioned in a document in 1238.
Architecture and equipment
The church is a small building with a Romanesque nave and a Gothic choir. The single-bay choir with a 3/8 end is equipped with three-tiered buttresses up to the height of the eaves.
The eastern ridge turret has a slim pointed helmet. To the west is a brick porch with natural stone slabs that are laid like shingles. A Christophorus fresco can be found on the southern outer wall.
The nave, spanned by a ribbed vault, has a flat roof and two small Romanesque windows.
The triumphal arch that separates the choir from the nave is rounded.
On the high altar, which was built around 1725, there is a figure of St. Thomas. The right side altar with a figure of St. Anthony was built around 1750. The pulpit dates from the first half of the 18th century. The altar frame in the porch was built in the first quarter of the 17th century.
literature
- Dehio manual. The art monuments of Austria. Carinthia . Anton Schroll, Vienna 2001, ISBN 3-7031-0712-X .
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Coordinates: 46 ° 41 ′ 42.1 ″ N , 14 ° 40 ′ 54.1 ″ E