The first church in the settlement of Kottenwörth, which was probably built in the 9th century, was probably made of wood. The first stone church was built in the 12th century, in which the Eichstatt Prince-Bishop Otto consecrated the altar between 1183 and 1195. Remnants of walls from this church building have been preserved in the two towers of the south facade. The western tower was built around 1250, the eastern one with the nave around 1310. The ground floor of the eastern tower, today's Vitus Chapel, was originally the choir of the east-facing church, the west tower formed the end of the nave in the west. In the first half of the 16th century, the two towers were raised and given pyramid roofs. In the course of the construction of the baroque nave, the towers were given their current onion domes. In the years 1760/61 the medieval church building was replaced by a baroque new building, whereby the two towers were included in a double tower facade on the south side of the church now facing north. The plans for the new church were drawn up by the master builder Giovanni Domenico Barbieri (1704–1764) from Roveredo in Graubünden. In 1763 the church was consecrated by the Eichstätt Prince-Bishop Raymund Anton von Strasoldo (1718–1781). In 1891, during renovation work in the Vitus Chapel, whitewashed wall paintings from the 14th century were discovered and exposed again by 1895. The overlying layers of paint from the late Gothic and early Renaissance were destroyed in the process.

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Stephan 🎵🎿

July 2, 2023

In Kottingwörth there is a good restaurant for a rest near the church.

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