Omesberg Chapel
The Roman Catholic chapel dedicated to Saints Florian and Agatha (short: Chapel Omesberg, about 1450 m above sea level ) is in the Omesberg district of the municipality of Lech in the Bludenz district in Vorarlberg . It is consecrated to Saint Florian and Saint Agatha and belongs to the parish church of Lech am Arlberg and thus to the dean's office Bludenz-Sonnenberg in the diocese of Feldkirch . The building from the 17th century is a listed building .
history
The chapel was built in the 17th century and renovated in 1803. The exterior plastering was renewed in the 1980s.
architecture
Exterior description
It is a building with a rectangular basic shape and south-east / north-west orientation with white, thick external plastering and a distinctive, far protruding canopy, which stands in the center of the settlement on Omesberg. The bell roof rider on the shingled gable roof with a rectangular gable spire is to the northwest. There is a circular window in the facade. The wrought iron barriers come from more recent times. The Wilhelm Walch families keep the key to the chapel.
Inside description
The interior of the chapel is simply designed with a simple, straight wooden ceiling. The small baroque four-pillar altar shows the Madonna with baby Jesus and above it a gracious representation of God the Father . The VII and VIII Stations of the Cross are hung to the left and right of the altar . The other stations of the cross, kept in rural style, are located inside the chapel. The original altar is in the local history museum in Lech. The bell in the bell ridge can be rung by hand.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Vorarlberg - immovable and archaeological monuments under monument protection. ( Memento from June 26, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) . Federal Monuments Office , as of June 21, 2016 (PDF).
- ↑ a b c Jodok Müller: Pfarrblatt-93-2013 , Pfarrblatt der Catholic Gemeinde Lech, edition 93, summer 2013, p. 9.
Coordinates: 47 ° 12 ′ 20.9 ″ N , 10 ° 8 ′ 21.5 ″ E