Parish church Neuberg in Burgenland
The Roman Catholic parish church Neuberg in Burgenland is in the municipality of Neuberg in Burgenland ( Hungarian : " Újhegy "; Croatian : " Nova Gora ") in the Güssing district in Burgenland . It is consecrated to St. John the Baptist and belongs to the Deanery of Güssing . The church building is under monument protection ( list entry ).
history
The first chapel was built in 1742 and consecrated to St. John the Baptist. In 1821 a church made of “solid material” was built at the expense of the Neuberg community with the support of Prince Batthyány . The current church was built in 1888 under Pastor Franz Barkovits. The high altar including the altarpiece dates from 1863.
Architecture and equipment
In the chancel there is a wall painting with the motif "Adoration of the Trinity ". On May 21, 2010 Paul Iby , Bishop of Eisenstadt consecrated the new people's altar. The altar panel is made of 220 million year old petrified wood from Arizona . It contains minerals such as jasper , agate and chalcedony . The substructure consists of very old tree roots. The ambo and candlestick are kept in the same style. Relics of St. Celsus , St. Donatus , St. Victoria and Blessed Ladislaus Batthyány-Strattmann were immured under the popular altar .
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Coordinates: 47 ° 10 ′ 8.8 ″ N , 16 ° 15 ′ 35.7 ″ E