New parish church Feldkirch-Nofels

Catholic parish church Mariae Visitation in Feldkirch

The Roman Catholic parish church Feldkirch-Nofels is in the district Nofels the municipality of Feldkirch in District Feldkirch in Vorarlberg . It is the feast of the Visitation consecrated and belongs to the deanery Feldkirch in the diocese of Feldkirch . The building is under monument protection ( list entry ).

Location description

The parish church is to the west of the old parish church . A cemetery adjoins the church to the south.

history

The church was built between 1959 and 1960 according to plans by Adolf Wouk and consecrated in 1960.

architecture

Church exterior

The church is a west-facing hall building with a retracted choir. There is a gable roof over it . Nave and facade are by Pfeilerlisenen divided. The single-storey sacristy is attached to the church to the south .

Church interior

Inside the church consists of a hall with a retracted choir, which is currently closed. The church interior is divided by concrete beams on the wall and ceiling. The organ stands on the protruding gallery. The glass paintings on the windows are abstract compositions and come from the Tyrolean glass painting and mosaic institute in Innsbruck from 1960.

Furnishing

A simple wooden cross hangs on the back wall of the altar. On the tabernacle there is a metal relief depicting the “ Annunciation of Mary ”. Above the left side altar is a figure of St. Mary . Above the right side altar is a figure of St. Joseph . The two figures, as well as the rosary stations by Jakob Summer, date from 1960.

organ

The organ comes from Orgelbau Reinisch-Pirchner from 1963.

literature

DEHIO manual. The art monuments of Austria : Vorarlberg. Feldkirch. Parish Church Nofels Bundesdenkmalamt (Ed.), Verlag Anton Schroll & Co, Vienna 2011, ISBN 978-3-85028-397-7 , p. 189

Web links

Commons : Pfarrkirche Feldkirch-Nofels - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

^ Vorarlberg - immovable and archaeological monuments under monument protection. ( Memento from May 28, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) . Federal Monuments Office , as of June 26, 2015 (PDF).

47.253617 9.578007Coordinates: 47 ° 15 ′ 13 " N , 9 ° 34 ′ 40.8" E

[1] Vorarlberg - immovable and archaeological monuments under monument protection. ( Memento from May 28, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) . Federal Monuments Office , as of June 26, 2015 (PDF).