Pfandl parish church
The Roman Catholic parish church Pfandl is north of Lake Wolfgang street in the district Pfandl the village of Haiden in the municipality of Bad Ischl in the district of Gmunden in Upper Austria . It is consecrated to St. Mary on the street and belongs to the pastoral care room Bad Ischl in the dean's office Bad Ischl . The church is a listed building . It is the first pilgrimage church for drivers in Austria .
history
prehistory
In 1312 "Pfennleins in the Yschelland" was first mentioned in a document. At that time it was owned by the nuns of the Traunkirchen Abbey . At that time, salty water was found at the “Mitterpfandler”. The extraction of salt in this way was discontinued after the start of salt extraction on the Ischler Salzberg . Since then, the field name "Pfandl" has been common for parts of the localities of Steinbruch and Haiden.
Predecessor churches
A small wooden chapel in the shape of a barn was built in Pfandl between 1845 and 1857 . This building was demolished in 1865 and replaced by a brick chapel. Between 1908 and 1923 this chapel was expanded. A small tower was put on her. The chapel was dedicated to the dogma of the Immaculate Conception of Mary . The altarpiece in this chapel was a baroque image of the Virgin Mary. Above the portal was a plastic representation of St. Leonhard , flanked by an ox and a donkey, as the patron saint of domestic animals. It served as a mess chapel for the parish of Bad Ischl .
Today's church
After the Second World War , many people settled in Pfandl. The influx of people also increased the number of believers. The old chapel became too small. Therefore, the decision was made to build a new large pilgrimage church with a parish home and at the same time to raise it to a parish church. In 1953 a church building association was founded, which in 1955 acquired a piece of land - a former gravel pit. The construction plan comes from the Salzburg architect Franz Windhager . In July 1957 the foundation stone for the new church was laid. The tower cross was put on in November of the same year. The consecration of the first "pilgrimage church for motorists" took place on November 8th and 9th, 1958 by the Bishop of Linz , Franz Zauner , Prelate Ferdinand Weinberger and Abbot Koloman Holzinger of the Admont Abbey . As part of the consecration, 600 vehicles were also consecrated for the first time. From January 1st 1961 the church was an independent branch church . On January 1, 1965, the Pfandl parish church was an independent parish church.
Church building
The interior of the church is 33 m long, 16 m wide and 12 m high. The five-story tower has a height of 35 meters. The baptistery is housed on the lowest floor of the tower. The church is designed for 700 people and can seat 300 people. The roof and vault are supported by broad pillars. These are connected by small arches.
The nine colored glass windows show scenes from the life of Mary. They were designed in 1958 by the artist sister Lydia Roppolt and manufactured in Schlierbach Abbey . They have a height of 3.6 meters and a width of 60 centimeters.
Furnishing
The main altar is dedicated to St. Mary, the left side altar to the Heart of Jesus and the right side altar to St. Christopher . The main and side altars, communion bench, holy water basin and portal cladding are made of Schwarzensee marble , the floor of the presbytery is made of light marble from Italy . The floor slabs in the nave consist of Gosau conglomerate .
In the presbytery hangs a Madonna and Child, a replica of a Gothic statue, surrounded by a halo and a mandorla .
organ
Bishop Maximilian Aichern consecrated the new church organ on May 31, 1987. The organ is a mechanical slide organ with 24 registers. It comes from the workshop of Bruno Riedl in Linz . It has 1728 pipes. The housing is made of solid oak.
Bells
All bells were cast in St. Florian on April 4, 1954 .
The Marienglocke has a weight of 962 kg, sounds in the tone f and has a diameter of 117 centimeters. It has reliefs of the Madonna and St. Nicholas in the protective cloak . The inscriptions read: “Maria, protect our ways!” And “St. Nikolaus - patron of our mother parish - protect this valley! "
The Christopherus bell has a weight of 712 kg, sounds in the tone g and has a diameter of 105 centimeters. It has reliefs of St. Christopher and St. Wolfgang . The inscriptions read: “St. Christophorus, accompany our journeys! "And" St. Wolfgang - Apostle of our homeland - strengthen our power of faith! "
The Josephi bell has a weight of 408 kg, sounds in the tone b and has a diameter of 85 centimeters. It has reliefs of St. Joseph and St. Leonhard. The inscriptions read: “St. Joseph - patron of our workers - bless the work of our hands! "And" St. Leonhard, protect our belongings! "
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Upper Austria - immovable and archaeological monuments under monument protection. ( Memento from June 3, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) . Federal Monuments Office , as of June 28, 2013 (PDF).
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i Information on the Pfandl parish homepage
Coordinates: 47 ° 43 ′ 9.3 " N , 13 ° 35 ′ 12.4" E