Silberwald branch church
The Roman Catholic branch church Silberwald is located in the district Silberwald in the municipality of Strasshof an der Nordbahn in the district of Gänserndorf in Lower Austria . It is consecrated to St. Niklaus von Flüe and belongs to the parish Strasshof an der Nordbahn in the deanery Gänserndorf in the vicariate Unter dem Manhartsberg of the Archdiocese of Vienna .
Location description
The church is in the Silberwald district on the corner of Hauptstrasse and Schubert-Gasse.
history
The church was built between 1951 and 1953 according to plans by Franz Immervoll . It is a replica of the Upper Ranft Chapel in Flüeli-Ranft in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland .
architecture
Church exterior
The church is a small historicizing building with a crowning roof turret.
Church interior
The interior is largely made of wood. The wall paintings are by Josef Fischer .
Furnishing
A picture of St. Nikolaus von der Flüe hangs above the simple high altar.
Peal
The bell was cast in 1760.
literature
- Norbert Rodt: Church Buildings in Lower Austria, 1945–1978. Wiener Dom-Verlag, 1979. pp. 183-184.
- DEHIO manual. The art monuments of Austria: Lower Austria. North of the Danube. Strasshof on the northern line. Filial church hl. Nikolaus von der Füe. Bundesdenkmalamt (Ed.), Verlag Anton Schroll & Co, Vienna 1990, ISBN 3-7031-0585-2 , p. 1151.
Web links
- Website of the parish of Strasshof an der Nordbahn , to which the Silberwald branch church belongs
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f DEHIO manual. The art monuments of Austria: Lower Austria. North of the Danube. Strasshof on the northern line. Filial church hl. Nikolaus von der Füe. Bundesdenkmalamt (Ed.), Verlag Anton Schroll & Co, Vienna 1990, ISBN 3-7031-0585-2 , p. 1151.
Coordinates: 48 ° 19 ′ 15.2 " N , 16 ° 40 ′ 20.4" E