Neukirchen am Ostrong

Neukirchen am Ostrong is a village in the market town of Pöggstall in the Melk district in Lower Austria .

location

The place in the Waldviertel is located on a hill east of the Ostrong mountain range and southwest of the Pöggstall market.

history

The place was mentioned in a document around 1120. The church is the oldest place of pilgrimage in the Waldviertel.

Building

The two-storey building, mostly on the eaves, along the street, which is bent at right angles to the north of the church, has been largely renewed.

Culture and sights

• Catholic parish church Neukirchen am Ostrong Assumption of Mary
• Rectory
• Wayside shrine with mercy seat of the Trinity

literature

• The art monuments of Austria. Dehio Lower Austria north of the Danube 1990 . Neukirchen am Ostrong, municipality of Pöggstall, parish church of the Assumption of Mary, parsonage, former school, Trinity column. Pp. 773-775.

Coordinates: 48 ° 17 '  N , 15 ° 10'  E