Fischamend parish church

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Catholic parish church of St. Michael in Fischamend
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The Fischamend parish church is located in the municipality of Fischamend in the Bruck an der Leitha district in Lower Austria . The Roman Catholic parish church, which is subordinate to the patronage of Archangel Michael , belongs to the dean's office in Schwechat in the vicariate Unter dem Wienerwald of the archdiocese of Vienna . The church is a listed building ( list entry ).

history

The first church existed before 1074. The parish around 1100, in 1170 a pastor was mentioned in a document. Initially an own parish from 1666 belonging to the Diocese of Passau , the parish went to the Archdiocese of Vienna in 1729.

The mighty nave building was built around 1700 during the transition from early to high baroque. In 1995/1997 the outside of the church was restored.

architecture

The church stands on a plateau-shaped medieval earth fortification. The tower stands above the Gothic choir, the nave is baroque.

Furnishing

The establishment was mainly built in a classical style around 1824 to 1828.

literature

Web links

Commons : Saint Michael Church (Fischamend)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 48 ° 7 '12.6 "  N , 16 ° 36" 44.7 "  E