Parish Church of Helfenberg
The parish church of Helfenberg stands at the foot of the steeply rising Schlossstrasse in the municipality of Helfenberg in the Rohrbach district in Upper Austria . The Roman Catholic parish church , consecrated to Saint Erhard von Regensburg , belongs to the deanery of St. Johann am Wimberg in the Diocese of Linz . The church is a listed building ( list entry ).
history
A church was mentioned in a document in 1224. In 1617 it was officially united with St. Stefan am Walde, and in 1633 the parish became independent again. The parish was owned by the St. Florian Monastery until 1682 and then went to the Diocese of Passau until 1791. The church was rebuilt from 1712 to 1716 with Johann Michael Prunner . The northern extension was built from 1976 to 1980, at the same time a restoration was carried out.
architecture
The nave and choir walls as well as the basement of the south tower have been preserved from the late Gothic church building around 1500.
Furnishing
The high altar, built by Simon Raweder in 1906/1909, has been preserved from the former neo-Romanesque altar furnishings; it was restored in 1998.
literature
- The art monuments of Austria. Dehio Mühlviertel 2003 . Helfenberg, Parish Church of St. Erhard, with floor plan, pp. 277–279.
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Coordinates: 48 ° 32 ′ 33.4 " N , 14 ° 8 ′ 32" E