Parish church Obersiebenbrunn

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Catholic parish church of the Assumption in Obersiebenbrunn

The Roman Catholic parish church of Obersiebenbrunn is located in the municipality of Obersiebenbrunn in the Gänserndorf district in Lower Austria . It is dedicated to the feast of the Assumption of Mary and belongs to the Marchfeld deanery in the vicariate Unter dem Manhartsberg of the Archdiocese of Vienna . The building is a listed building .

Location description

The church stands in the middle of the Linsenanger in the municipality of Obersiebenbrunn.

history

A parish was established in Obersiebenbrunn before 1333. The present structure was erected between 1722 and 1724.

Church building

Church exterior

The church is a large, uniform baroque building with a south tower. The raised west facade is structured as pilasters . Above the cornice above is a volute gable with a triangular finish. The nave is divided into pilaster strips and has arched windows. The surrounding cornice includes the two-story south tower. This stands on the ground floor over a square floor plan. The core of the masonry comes from the Middle Ages. The high upper floor is octagonal and has arched sound windows . Above it is an onion helmet from 1905. The choir is slightly drawn in and ends in a straight end with a raised oval window. In the north of the nave, corresponding to the south tower, a transept-like projected component connects.

Church interior

The church has a wide three-bay nave. Above it is a barrel vault with diagonal straps that rest on double pilasters. A square yoke with a flat dome connects to the east. The dome rests on sturdy pillars that are structured as pilasters. The yoke is widened towards the north by a narrow barrel-arched yoke. In the south, the tower ground floor connects to the nave yoke. The organ gallery is in three parts with plastered fields. Like the nave, the choir is barrel-vaulted with diagonal belt arches that rest on sturdy pillars. The structure corresponds to that of the nave and the end of the choir is straight.

Furnishing

Interior view towards the chancel

The high altar dates from the second quarter of the 18th century. It is a stucco altar in which the final window was included. The altarpiece "Assumption of Mary" was made by the painter Caspar Franz Sambach . The stucco consists of angels and putti in a rich cloud structure. The cafeteria is free-standing, the tabernacle is flanked by figures of angels, and above it is an exposure niche.

The simple side altars date from the third quarter of the 18th century. The left altarpiece shows the Holy Family , the right one shows St. John Nepomuk . The pulpit is richly decorated. The work of art from 1760 shows a relief of "Christ as Sower" and " Petri fishing " on the pulpit . On the back wall is a pastor bonus and on the sound cover are figures of theological virtues .

In the church there are baroque figures of St. Florian and Sebastian from the middle of the 18th century. The figures of Saints Donatus and Rochus are now in safekeeping. The baroque Stations of the Cross were created in the second half of the 18th century. The confessional also dates from that time. The baptismal font was created in 1695, the figural group above shows the scene "Assumption of the Virgin" and dates from the second half of the 18th century. In the church, the tombstone is a priest from 1775.

organ

The organ from 1898 comes from Johann M. Kauffmann .

Bells

One bell was cast in 1749 by Johann Josef Pfrenger , the second in 1789 was cast by Theresia Scheichel .

literature

  • DEHIO manual. The art monuments of Austria: Lower Austria. North of the Danube. Obersiebenbrunn. Parish church hl. Anna. Bundesdenkmalamt (Ed.), Verlag Anton Schroll & Co, Vienna 1990, ISBN 3-7031-0585-2 , pp. 832f.

Web links

Commons : Parish Church Obersiebenbrunn  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Lower Austria - immovable and archaeological monuments under monument protection. ( Memento of May 7, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) . Federal Monuments Office , as of June 26, 2015 (PDF).

Coordinates: 48 ° 15 ′ 55.2 "  N , 16 ° 42 ′ 27.4"  E