Branch church Riedenthal

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Filial church hl. Franz Xaver in Riedenthal
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The Roman Catholic branch church Riedenthal is located in the village of Riedenthal in the Wolkersdorf community in the Weinviertel in the Mistelbach district in Lower Austria . It is consecrated to St. Francis Xavier and belongs to the Wolkersdorf parish in the Wolkersdorf deanery in the vicariate Unter dem Manhartsberg of the Archdiocese of Vienna . The building is under monument protection ( list entry ).

Location description

The church is raised at the southern exit of the village of Riedenthal.

history

The church was built in 1773.

architecture

Church exterior

The house of God is a simple late baroque building with a round apse and roof turret over the west facade. The roof turret has a pyramid helmet . The facade is broken up by arched windows. The entrance front is gabled. On the south side there is a low chapel extension.

Church interior

There is a flat ceiling above the church. A segmental, slightly drawn-in triumphal arch separates the nave from the chancel.

Furnishing

St. Francis Xavier is depicted on the altar panel of the high altar. The picture was painted by Franz Barchorner in 1822 .

organ

The organ was made by Josef Panhuber in 1932 .

Peal

One of the two bells was cast by Michel Dobler in 1541 , and another in 1780.

literature

  • DEHIO manual. The art monuments of Austria: Lower Austria. North of the Danube. Riedenthal. Filial church of Saint Francis Xavier. Bundesdenkmalamt (Ed.), Verlag Anton Schroll & Co, Vienna 1990, ISBN 3-7031-0585-2 , p. 977.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Lower Austria - immovable and archaeological monuments under monument protection. (PDF), ( CSV ). Federal Monuments Office , status: 23 January 2019.
  2. a b c d e f DEHIO manual. The art monuments of Austria: Lower Austria. North of the Danube. Riedenthal. Filial church hl. Franz Xaver. Bundesdenkmalamt (Ed.), Verlag Anton Schroll & Co, Vienna 1990, ISBN 3-7031-0585-2 , p. 977.

Coordinates: 48 ° 24 ′ 35.3 "  N , 16 ° 30 ′ 45.1"  E