Parish church Schwand im Innkreis

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Parish church hl. John the Baptist in Schwand im Innkreis

The parish church Schwand im Innkreis is located in Schwand im Innkreis in the municipality of Schwand im Innkreis in Upper Austria . The Roman Catholic parish church of St. John the Baptist belongs to the deanery Braunau in the diocese of Linz . The church and the churchyard are under monument protection .

history

The Gothic church was built around 1480. The tower is from 1497 and was built from stones from the nearby ruins of Ratzlburg . The Gothic sacristy was expanded in baroque style.

architecture

The single-nave three-bay nave and the retracted single-bay choir with a five-eighth end have ribbed vaults. The three-axis west gallery shows the year 1641. The west tower has an eight-sided bell chamber and has a pointed helmet. The Gothic south portal has a vestibule. The Gothic sacristy with a star rib vault has a door with Gothic lily fittings. The sacristy was enlarged in baroque style.

Furnishing

The decor is neo-Gothic. The pews are from 1730.

literature

  • Schwand im Innkreis, parish church St. John the Baptist. S. 314. In: The art monuments of Austria. Dehio Upper Austria. By Erwin Hainisch , reworked by Kurt Woisetschläger , prefaces to the 3rd edition (1958) and 4th edition (1960) by Walter Frodl , sixth edition, Verlag Anton Schroll & Co., Vienna 1977.

Individual evidence

  1. Benedikt Pillwein : Innkreis , 1832, p. 228

Coordinates: 48 ° 10 ′ 44.9 "  N , 12 ° 58 ′ 6.3"  E