Parish church of Vorderweissenbach
The Roman Catholic parish church of Vorderweissenbach is located in the municipality of Vorderweissenbach in the Urfahr-Umgebung district in Upper Austria . The hll. The parish church , consecrated to Peter and Paulus and incorporated into Wilhering Abbey, belongs to the deanery of St. Johann am Wimberg in the Diocese of Linz . The church is a listed building .
history
The church in Vorder Weißenbach was first mentioned in a document in 1292. After initially being a subsidiary of Leonfelden , in 1613 it became an independent parish of Wilhering Abbey.
architecture
The originally Gothic church, built on older components in the 15th century, was rebuilt from 1945 to 1948 by Hans Feichtlbauer using older components in an enlarged form, with a non-uniform appearance. Some old, Gothic parts are still preserved, such as the church tower, the Gothic apse and the portal from around 1400. In 1985, a further extension and extensive renovation took place.
The interior of the church was extensively renovated in 2019 and new technology (new lighting concept, loudspeakers, song display, a projector with screen) was installed. This happened with the great help of the parish population.
Furnishing
The interior of the church and the frescoes mostly date from around 1948, the glass windows from 1960. Some figures were made in the 19th century. The organ was built in 1985 by Herbert Gollini .
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Coordinates: 48 ° 33 ′ 7.9 ″ N , 14 ° 13 ′ 7.9 ″ E