Parish Church of St. Barbara

The hall church, renovated in 1937, consists of a main nave and a northern side aisle, a recessed choir closed on three sides in the east, and a church tower in the west, the core of which was built in 1599, which was extended by two octagonal floors, divided by arched friezes and covered with an onion dome crowned with a lantern. The top floor houses the tower clock and the bell cage.

The main nave is spanned inside by a wooden barrel vault that is integrated into the roof structure. The interior is particularly impressive due to the wooden ceiling and the beautiful baroque altars.

The church furnishings include a high altar built in 1788, decorated with rocaille, which is flanked by statues of the princely apostles Peter and Paul. The martyrdom of Saint Barbara is depicted on the altarpiece.

The Marian altar on the left shows the Mother of God standing on the globe, crushing the snake, the symbol of evil, under her feet; in her left hand she holds the white lily, a symbol of purity and love. The altarpiece shows a portrait of the Sacred Heart of Mary framed by two putti.

In the right side altar we see a portrait of St. Joseph, the foster father of Christ, with the baby Jesus in his arms, and two putti at Joseph's feet, one of them again with the white lily. In the altarpiece there is a portrait of the Sacred Heart of Jesus framed by two putti.

At the entrance there is an epitaph of Christoph von Parsberg, it dates from 1461 and shows the knight in full tournament armor with plate armor, sword and lance.

The organ was built in 2009 by Josef Maier from Hergensweiler near Lindau.

Source: Extracts from wikipedia.de

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May 1, 2022

The church is just below the castle

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June 17, 2022

St.Barbara church as it stands today, it was inaugurated in 1938

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