Catholic parish church Mörbisch am See
The Roman Catholic parish church of Mörbisch am See is located in the municipality of Mörbisch am See in the Eisenstadt-Umgebung district in Burgenland . The Parish Church of the Exaltation of the Cross belongs to the Deanery Rust in the Diocese of Eisenstadt . The church is a listed building .
history
The first church, which was consecrated to St. Catherine , was mentioned in a document in 1331, and was a branch church of the parish church Kroisbach in Fertőrákos . The parish was mentioned in a document in 1434. In 1485 a new church was built, which was consecrated to St. Ulrich and where the stone tower is still preserved today. During the Reformation the parish became Protestant and was rebuilt in 1851 as a Catholic. From the Gothic church, the steeple is preserved up to the gable wreath. The gable wreath and spire is from the 19th century. The tower cross bears the dates 1642 and 1783. An extension was built to the east of the old nave in the years 1961 to 1962 according to the plans of the architect Ladislaus Hruska .
architecture
The old nave has a classicistic facade with a flat gable, with renovation inscriptions over the portal with the year 1834. The old nave area has a vaulted ceiling. The modern extension part has the chancel with a straight end and a coffered ceiling.
Furnishing
The altarpiece Exaltation of the Cross and Holy Trinity from 1834 is by Josef Molitor. The late Gothic font with a ten-sided foot and basin is made of red marble. A bell from 1792 was cast by Johann Georg Koechel in Ödenburg.
- Redesign of the chancel
A competition was announced in 2013, which was won by the Burgenland artist Heinz Ebner (* 1963 in Güssing). In 2015 the redesign was realized and consecrated on the 4th Sunday of Advent by Diocesan Bishop Agidius Zsifkovics . Altar, baptismal font and ambo are made of beige Danube limestone and were made by master stonemason Kurt Schwarz. The circular disc on the altar wall is made of fusing glass , partly painted and has a diameter of approx. 4 m.
literature
- The art monuments of Austria. Dehio Burgenland 1976 . Mörbisch am See, Catholic Parish Church for the Exaltation of the Cross, p. 198.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mörbisch am See community ( Memento of the original dated December 7, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Information on Rom. Catholic Cross Exaltation Church and the Evang. Christ Church, accessed on January 24, 2010
- ↑ a b Heinz Ebner: 2015 Mörbisch am See ; accessed on Aug. 17, 2019
- ↑ District newspaper: Altarraum gave Stein Schwarz from Moschendorf the design award 2017 ; accessed on Aug. 17, 2019
Coordinates: 47 ° 45 ′ 12 " N , 16 ° 40 ′ 3.2" E