Weichstetten Parish Church
The Weichstetten parish church is located in Weichstetten in the municipality of St. Marien in Upper Austria . The Roman Catholic parish church of St. Lorenz belongs to the deanery Enns-Lorch in the diocese of Linz . The church and the former cemetery are under monument protection .
history
A church was mentioned in a document in 1275. The Gothic church is from 1509. The nave was redesigned in 1735 in Baroque style.
architecture
The slightly retracted three-bay ribbed vaulted choir has a three-eighths closure and shows a remarkable rib structure at the end of the choir. The single-nave two-bay nave with bohemian caps shows stucco frames. The west tower wears an onion helmet.
Furnishing
The decor is neo-Gothic. The figure group Guardian Angels with Child is from the third quarter of the 17th century.
literature
- Weichstetten, parish church St. Lorenz. P. 365. 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.
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Coordinates: 48 ° 7 ′ 16.7 ″ N , 14 ° 19 ′ 13.8 ″ E