Parish Church Absdorf

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Catholic parish church hl. Mauritius in Absdorf

The Roman Catholic parish church Absdorf is located on the main square in the market town of Absdorf in the Tulln district in Lower Austria . The parish church of St. Mauritius belongs to the deanery Großweikersdorf in the vicariate Unter dem Manhartsberg of the Archdiocese of Vienna . The church is a listed building .

history

The parish Absdorf is a foundation of the Niederaltaich monastery , which belonged to the manor in the 12th century. It was first mentioned in a document in 1148, disbanded during the Reformation and then looked after as a branch of Stetteldorf. It was only rebuilt as an independent parish in 1783/1784.

The church was built in 1744 on the foundations of a previous Romanesque building from the 11th or 12th century. Badly damaged in a fire in 1821, however, it was restored. It owes its current appearance mainly to a redesign and expansion in 1841. Large parts were torn down and rebuilt. At the same time the tower, which stands on Romanesque foundations on the north side of the church, was raised.

description

The simple hall structure has a strongly drawn-in choir and is lit through arched windows. The tower on the northeast side has a Romanesque building core, arched sound windows and a pyramid helmet from 1877. In the south is the sacristy with a pent roof . The three-bay nave has a square vault on pillars with profiled cornices and a classicist organ loft on pillars from 1841. The two-bay choir with a flat arch is slightly raised and has a square vault.

On the choir wall there is a people's altar with a crucifix from around 1900. The organ was built in 1956 by Gregor Hradetzky . The bells date from 1824 and 1922. Additional features include several canvas pictures and a neo-Gothic font.

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Coordinates: 48 ° 24 ′ 3 "  N , 15 ° 58 ′ 44.9"  E