Geboltskirchen parish church

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Catholic parish church hl. Nikolaus in Geboltskirchen

The Roman Catholic parish church of Geboltskirchen is located in Geboltskirchen in the municipality of Geboltskirchen in the Grieskirchen district in Upper Austria . The church, consecrated to St. Nicholas , belongs to the Gaspoltshofen deanery in the Linz diocese . The church and the cemetery are under monument protection .

history

A church was mentioned in documents around 1150.

architecture

The Gothic church building with nave and choir under a shared saddle roof has a two-bay, vaulted, ribbed nave. The south aisle around 1500 was vaulted after a fire in 1626. The two-bay rib vaulted choir has a five-eighth end . In the nave and choir, the late Gothic ornamental vault painting with apostolic crosses was exposed and restored in 1948 . A heavily damaged fresco Crucifixion from 1501 in the south aisle was restored in 1950. The slightly broken, irregular, four-axis west gallery over both aisles is arched by net ribs. The mighty west tower has an eight-sided pointed helmet. The Gothic south portal has a vaulted vestibule.

Furnishing

The church furnishings are neo-Gothic.

literature

  • Geboltskirchen, parish church hl. Nicholas. S. 87. 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 Nicholas Church (Geboltskirchen)  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 48 ° 9 ′ 11 "  N , 13 ° 38 ′ 2.1"  E