Parish church of Abstetten
The Roman Catholic parish church of Abstetten is raised in the middle of the town of Abstetten in the market town of Sieghartskirchen in the Tulln district in Lower Austria . The church consecrated to St. Martin belongs to the deanery Tulln in the diocese of St. Pölten . The church building is a listed building .
history
In 1131 a parish was mentioned. The church was badly damaged in an earthquake in 1590 and rebuilt in 1595/1596. In 1645 the church was named as the Vicariate of Tulln. In 1901 the church was elevated to a parish church. In 1968 there was a restoration, the tower was partly removed and rebuilt and the roof and windows were renewed.
architecture
The church is raised in the center of the place with a cemetery surrounded by an embankment wall. The Gothic church, which has been converted to baroque style, has a mighty tower that can be seen from afar.
Furnishing
The high altar from the middle of the 18th century with a three-zone structure with inclined columns has a richly profiled, projecting cornice and a top with a triangular gable. The missing altarpiece in a rococo halo frame with putti was replaced with a copy of the picture Mariahilf after Lukas Cranach.
The organ was built by Franz Strommer (1885).
literature
- The art monuments of Austria. Dehio Lower Austria south of the Danube 2003 . Abstetten, Sieghartskirchen parish, St. Martin, with floor plan, pp. 2–3.
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Coordinates: 48 ° 15 '53.7 " N , 15 ° 59' 12.7" E