The spiritual center of the Au was its chapel. The local master mason Wolf König built it in 1630/31 according to the plans of the important Munich master mason Isaak Bader. It was only in 1671, 40 years after its completion, that the salt works chapel – the most important sacred building in the town of Traunstein – was consecrated to Rupert, the saint of salt, and to the patron saint, Duke Maximilian (elector from 1623), the founder of the salt works.
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July 11, 2022

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The chapel of the Saline Traunstein St. Rupert and St. Maximilian (also Aukirche) is a Roman Catholic chapel on Karl-Theodor-Platz in der Au in Traunstein. It was built in 1630/31 by the master mason "Wolf" (Wolfgang) König, who lived in Traunstein, according to the plans of the master mason Isaak Bader.

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October 29, 2020

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41 years passed from the laying of the foundation stone in 1630 to the consecration. The result is impressive.

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