The late Romanesque basilica from the second half of the 13th century was significantly rebuilt in the 15th century. Documented as a parish in 1463. Damaged by fires in the …

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August 15, 2024

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In the south aisle there is a remarkable Gothic stone Madonna from the middle of the 14th century. The head of the baby Jesus is missing, and a new head has been added to the Madonna. The sculpture was originally set up in the Augustinian Hermitage Monastery, which was dissolved in the 19th century. According to legend, the heads of the sculpture were cut off by Protestants in 1560 and buried in the monastery field. The incident is one of the few cases of Reformation iconoclasm in Carinthia.

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