Parish Church Deutschkreutz
The Roman Catholic parish church Deutschkreutz is in an elevated position in the center of the village of Deutschkreutz ( Hungarian Sopronkeresztúr , until 1899 Németkeresztúr ; Croatian : Kerestur ; Hebrew : Zelem ) in the Oberpullendorf district in Burgenland . It is dedicated to the feast of the Exaltation of the Cross and belongs to the Deutschkreutz Dean's Office in the Eisenstadt diocese . The church is a listed building .
history
The parish already existed in the Middle Ages. The church was first mentioned in a document in 1419. The current building dates from the 18th century. A restoration took place in 1826. In 1928 the church was expanded, restored in 1956 and again expanded and rebuilt in 1973/74.
Building description
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The single-nave hall church with the choir of the same width and 5/8 end have been preserved from the baroque structure. The front west tower with a stone pyramid helmet also comes from this phase. The nave has four bays with barrel vaults and stitch caps between straps that rest on pilasters . The three-axis gallery rests on a groin vault . On the bulging parapet is the inscription “Ren. 1826, rest. 1956 ”. The cap vault between kinked belt arches in the apse rests on pilasters. In 1928 two groin-vaulted, four-bay side aisles were added - the northern one is extended to the west by an apse - and two sacristies on the choir. In 1973 the church was expanded on the north side with an extension with a high round gable. The mosaic in the gable comes from Anton Lehmden . Furthermore, the sacristies were opened to the side aisles. The main pilasters were supported by thin concrete supports.
Furnishing
In the choir there are colored glass windows by Anton Lehmden from 1975. The high altar consists of a late baroque structure with double columns and a volute wreath around an oval window. On the side are two groups of stucco figures from the fourth quarter of the 18th century by Michael Minich , on the left the “ Sacrifice of Isaac ”, on the right the “Erecting the Brazen Serpent”. The middle group from 1826 represents the crucifixion of Jesus. The baptismal font comes from the 18th century, the organ case from 1820.
literature
- Dehio manual. The art monuments of Austria: Burgenland. Deutschkreutz. Catholic parish church for the Exaltation of the Cross. Bundesdenkmalamt (Ed.), Verlag Anton Schroll & Co, Vienna 1976, ISBN 3-7031-0401-5 , p. 52
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Coordinates: 47 ° 36 ′ 1.1 ″ N , 16 ° 37 ′ 28.9 ″ E