Altenberg parish church near Linz

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Catholic parish church hl. Elisabeth in Altenberg near Linz

The Roman Catholic parish church of Altenberg near Linz is dedicated to St. Elisabeth . Your location, the market town of Altenberg near Linz, is in the Upper Austrian district of Urfahr-Umgebung . It belongs to the dean's office in Gallneukirchen in the Linz diocese and is a listed building .

history

A church was mentioned in a document in 1248. After a fire (1743) the nave was re-vaulted.

architecture

The late Gothic three - aisled, four- bay hall church with ridge vaults is followed by a three-bay ribbed vaulted choir with a surprising spatial width with a three-eighth end. The outside of the church is marked with 1506 IV. The three-axis west gallery has a cross vault. The west tower has a new pointed helmet. The late Gothic north and south portals are richly designed. The sacristy portal has a late Gothic frame and the door has Gothic fittings. The buttresses are finely formed. The longhouse services have bud capitals.

Furnishing

The facility is new.

The holy water font is a lavabo from 1632.

literature

  • Altenberg near Linz, parish church hl. Elisabeth. S. 19. In: The art monuments of Austria. Dehio Upper Austria. By Erwin Hainisch , reworked by Kurt Woisetschläger , prefaces to the 3rd edition (1958) and 4th edition (1960) by Walter Frodl , sixth edition, Verlag Anton Schroll & Co., Vienna 1977.

Web links

Commons : Saint Elisabeth Church (Altenberg near Linz)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 48 ° 22 '23.4 "  N , 14 ° 21' 3.3"  E