Mureck parish church
The Roman Catholic parish church of Mureck is on the northwestern outskirts of the town of Mureck in Styria . The parish church of St. Bartholomäus belongs to the Radkersburg deanery in the Graz-Seckau diocese . The church is a listed building .
history
The lower part of the church tower shows the year 1519. In the third quarter of the 18th century, a new building took place. The interior was restored in 1964/1965 and the exterior was restored in 1976.
architecture
The five-bay nave has pillars, between which side chapels with galleries are built. A deep square vault with profiled belts is located above double pilasters and a strong cornice. The flat-arched cornices above the gallery openings have a strong rhythmic effect. The retracted three-bay choir has oval flat domes in the 1st and 3rd bay.
Furnishing
The interior of the church dates back to the time it was built. The high altar with the figures was created by the sculptor Philipp Jakob Straub after 1767 , the altarpiece was painted by the painter JV Hauckh (1713) and the organ was built by Alois Hörbiger in 1852 .
Web links
literature
- The art monuments of Austria. Dehio Steiermark (excluding Graz) 1982 . Mureck, parish church St. Bartholomäus, pp. 307-308.
- Heimo Kaindl, Franz Kügerl (ed.): The Mureck parish church. History - architecture - art. Diözesanmuseum Graz, Graz 2000, ISBN 3-901810-05-6 .
Coordinates: 46 ° 42 ′ 35 " N , 15 ° 46 ′ 10.8" E