Wolfau parish church
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The Roman Catholic parish church of Wolfau is located in the Wolfau community in the Oberwart district in Burgenland . It is consecrated to the Holy Trinity and belongs to the Pinkafeld deanery in the Eisenstadt diocese . The building is under monument protection ( list entry ).
history
The parish was first mentioned in 1674. The current church was built in 1732. In the years 1760 to 1761 the church was newly vaulted. In the years 1765 to 1769 the church was enlarged and a steeple was built. From 1796 to 1797 it was renovated and stucco decorations were carried out. In 1865 the vault and the roof were renewed. Further restorations took place in 1952/53, 1965 and 1971.
Church building
- Church exterior
The church is a simple church building with a gable facade. A single-storey tower with a pointed helmet and rich stucco decoration rises above the southernmost yoke of the nave . The choir, which is the same width as the nave, ends in 3/8. The old and the new sacristy adjoin the west side of the choir .
- Church interior
The short, two-story tower yoke is broadly barrel-vaulted at the bottom . Above is a wooden beam ceiling. Over two square ship yokes is a flat vault (groin vault) between belt arches . The wall is structured by stepped pilasters . There is a square vault above the square choir bay . Over the apse are caps between straps. In the sacristy there is a barrel vault with stitch caps. On the formerly free-standing south wall is a stucco cartouche with the year 1797 .
Furnishing
The high altar was erected in 1752 and redesigned in 1902 after a fire and in 1952. The tabernacle is more recent. The altar consists of a reredos with protruding columns and a curved top. The altarpiece shows the Holy Trinity. It is flanked by well-crafted wooden figures of Saints Peter and Paul . They were made in 1769 by Johann Hilt from Hartberg . The top picture shows St. Aegidius . The picture dates from the third quarter of the 18th century. The cross altar stands on the eastern wall of the nave. On it is a good quality crucifix from the middle of the 18th century. The side figures depict Saint Mary and Saint John . The figures were made between 1770 and 1780 and were later recast. There is a classicist cupboard in the sacristy . It was created in 1806 by Joseph Huml from Harberg.
literature
- Dehio-Handbuch - The art monuments of Austria - Burgenland. Wolfau, Parish Church of the Holy Trinity. Edited by Adelheid Schmeller-Kitt with contributions by Friedrich Berg , Clara Prickler-Wassitzky and Hannsjörg Ubl. Berger Verlag, Horn / Vienna 2011, ISBN 978-3-85028-400-4 , p. 324.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Burgenland - immovable and archaeological monuments under monument protection. ( Memento of May 2, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) . Federal Monuments Office , as of June 26, 2015 (PDF).
Coordinates: 47 ° 15 '28.2 " N , 16 ° 5' 47.4" E