Parish church of St. Georgen near Grieskirchen
The parish church of St. Georgen bei Grieskirchen is located in St. Georgen bei Grieskirchen in the municipality of St. Georgen bei Grieskirchen in Upper Austria . The Roman Catholic parish church of St. Georg belongs to the dean's office in Kallham in the diocese of Linz . The church and the cemetery are under monument protection .
history
One church was mentioned in a document in 1239.
architecture
The late Gothic brick building - unusual for Austria - shows a strong increase in height. The church was built on Romanesque remaining walls. The one-yoke ribbed vaulted choir with a five -eighth closure is followed by today's slightly drawn-in, higher one-yoke ribbed vaulted choir with a straight end. The single-nave three-bay nave has a star rib vault. The west tower wears a pointed helmet. The south and west portals are Gothic.
Furnishing
The decor is neo-Gothic. The triumphal cross is from the 18th century.
There are many tombstones from the 15th to 17th centuries. Particularly noteworthy in the old choir from 1544 are Georg zu Roith made of Salzburg marble with a relief Last Judgment and a coat of arms stone from 1578.
literature
- St. Georgen near Grieskirchen, parish church. S. 276. 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.
Coordinates: 48 ° 12 ′ 42.4 " N , 13 ° 46 ′ 43.7" E