Parish Church Raasdorf
The Roman Catholic Raasdorf parish church is located in the Raasdorf municipality in the Gänserndorf district in Lower Austria . It is consecrated to St. Mary Magdalene 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 building is in the center of Angerm in the Raasdorf community.
history
In the Middle Ages, a church stood at the current location. The core of today's building dates from the second half of the 13th century. The low nave was built in 1736. In 1749 the church was elevated to a parish church.
Church building
- Church exterior
The church is a simple building that is essentially Romanesque . The low nave from 1726 is baroque . Above the Romanesque choir square is a compact east tower with a Biedermeier dome. This is followed in the east by a baroque choir with a round choir closure from 1736. In the north is an early Gothic sacristy from the beginning of the 14th century and other more recent additions. A baroque sacristy adjoins the choir in the south. A small porch connects to the nave on the west side. The baroque arched windows are emphasized by fascias .
- Church interior
The nave has two bays. Above it is a flat barrel vault with stitch caps and a stucco frame. In the former choir square there is a ribbed vault with a figural keystone . On this the " Lamb of God " is represented. The choir is divided into pilasters . The sacristy to the north has a cross-rib vault with a rosette keystone. The medieval wooden door with a large lock is remarkable. At the northwest corner of the nave is a Gothic face mask. The stained glass was created at the beginning of the 20th century.
Furnishing
The high altar is a classical columnar altar from the end of the 18th century. The altar panel from the beginning of the 19th century shows St. Mary Magdalene. The font was built in 1606. In the church there are two pictures that depict St. Joseph and the "Lamentation of Christ". The pictures were painted at the beginning of the 19th century. There is also a baroque crucifix from the beginning of the 18th century and pictures of the Stations of the Cross from the beginning of the 20th century.
literature
- DEHIO manual. The art monuments of Austria: Lower Austria. North of the Danube. Raasdorf. Parish church hl. Magdalena. Bundesdenkmalamt (Ed.), Verlag Anton Schroll & Co, Vienna 1990, ISBN 3-7031-0585-2 , p. 931.
Individual evidence
- ^ 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 ° 14 ′ 48.9 ″ N , 16 ° 33 ′ 52.3 ″ E