Filial church St. Georgen an der Mattig
The St. Georgen an der Mattig branch church is located in St. Georgen an der Mattig in the municipality of Burgkirchen in Upper Austria . The Roman Catholic branch church of St. Georg of the parish church Burgkirchen belongs to the deanery Braunau in the diocese of Linz . The church and the walled churchyard are under monument protection .
architecture
The Gothic church building has a single-nave three-bay nave with a slightly retracted, single-bay choir with a five-eighth end. There are wide ribbed vaults over the nave and choir. The west tower with a cut-off gable has an eight-sided pointed helmet. The bell house and the sacristy have a star rib vault. The wooden west gallery is from the third quarter of the 17th century.
Furnishing
The church has excellent baroque furnishings. The high altar St. Georg, the left side altar hl. Martin and the right side altar hl. Sebastian are major works by the brothers Martin Zürn and Michael Zürn from Burghausen (1645–1650). The model for the Sebastian group was the altarpiece in Aspach. The high altar was restored in 1948–1951 and the side altars in 1952–1954. The simple pulpit is from the second quarter of the 17th century. The wrought iron grille is from the middle of the 17th century.
literature
- St. Georgen an der Mattig, branch church. S. 275. In: The art monuments of Austria. Dehio Upper Austria. By Erwin Hainisch , reworked by Kurt Woisetschläger , prefaces to the 3rd edition (1958) and 4th edition (1960) by Walter Frodl , sixth edition, Verlag Anton Schroll & Co., Vienna 1977.
Coordinates: 48 ° 12 ′ 41.6 ″ N , 13 ° 6 ′ 15.1 ″ E