Potschach branch church

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Hermagor Potschach Chapel hl Maria WNW-view 08062017 9243.jpg

The Roman Catholic branch church Potschach in the municipality of Hermagor is consecrated to Maria and belongs to the parish of Egg . A chapel in Potschach / Potoče was first mentioned in a document after 1750.

description

Today's house of God is a neo-Gothic building erected in 1864 . The church consists of a nave with a five-eighth choir and a western roof turret . The windows and the west portal are pointed arches. Inside, a barrel vault with stitch caps rises above consoles.

The late baroque altar from 1724 originally stood in Fritzendorf . It consists of an aedicule with a staggered double column position and side ears with lush acanthus tendrils. In the arched niche he carries a figure of Mary and in the top the sculpture of God the Father .

literature

  • Dehio manual. The art monuments of Austria. Carinthia . Anton Schroll, Vienna 2001, ISBN 3-7031-0712-X , p. 646.

Web links

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Coordinates: 46 ° 36 ′ 48.8 ″  N , 13 ° 22 ′ 46.5 ″  E