Rosary Park Katzelsdorf
The Rosenkranzweg Katzelsdorf is part of a park north of the parish church in Katzelsdorf in the market town of Bernhardsthal in the Mistelbach district in Lower Austria . The park is a listed building ( list entry ).
history
The Rosenkranzweg was laid out in 1888 according to plans by the architect Karl Weinbrenner .
description
The Rosary Park is a 70 m long path that connects to the northern exit of the church.
It consists of 16 wayside shrines with solid stone plinths and graceful roofs made of green glazed tiles. The wayside shrines contain colored pictures together with signatures in Gothic script of the stations of the rosary , which used to be embedded in the niches of the old church wall.
At the entrance to the park there is a plaque with the words:
- Worthy, o noble queen in splendor!
- Your children to praise you with the beautiful rosary.
- This rosary path was laid out and erected in 1888
- completed u. opened in 1893
- by the local priest Anton Krejčíř
- for the glory of God u. Mary the Immaculate Virgin Mother of God,
- for consolation u. Answer to all those seeking help at this holy place.
The 16 stations
Individual evidence
- ↑ Church Guide 2009 (PDF; 528 kB)
- ↑ Ortschronik Katzelsdorf
Coordinates: 48 ° 42 ′ 12.7 " N , 16 ° 46 ′ 51.5" E