Fraxern parish church
The Roman Catholic parish church Fraxern is in the Fraxern community in the Feldkirch district in Vorarlberg . The parish church , consecrated to St. James the Elder , belongs to the Rankweil deanery of the Feldkirch diocese . The church and the cemetery are under monument protection .
history
A chapel and parish were mentioned in documents in 1502. On the site of a church, a new church was built between 1900 and 1911 with the architects Anton Wilhelm and Michael Keckeis and the master carpenter Simon. The church was consecrated in 1905.
architecture
A recessed lower choir adjoins the high neo-Gothic nave under a gable roof. The north tower is by the choir. A two-story sacristy is attached to the south of the choir. To the north there is a walled cemetery.
Furnishing
Fidelis Rudhart (1901) created the high altar as a structure with the figures .
literature
- The art monuments of Austria. Dehio Vorarlberg 1983 . Fraxern, parish church of St. James d. Ä, pp. 216-217.
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Coordinates: 47 ° 18 ′ 54.7 " N , 9 ° 40 ′ 23.8" E