Kahlenbergerdorf (Wien) - Kirche, Innenansicht

The Kahlenbergerdorf Parish Church (Pfarrkirche Kahlenbergerdorf) is a

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parish church in the suburb of

Kahlenbergerdorf Kahlenbergerdorf (Central Bavarian: ''Koinbeagaduaf'') was an independent municipality until 1892 and is today a part of Döbling, the 19th district of Vienna. It is also one of the 89 Katastralgemeinden. Geography Location Kahlenbergerdorf l ...

in the 19th district of

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. It is dedicated to

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History

A church is recorded in Kahlenbergerdorf in 1168; it was already an independent

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in 1256. The church was destroyed in 1529 by the Turks but it was rebuilt. Renovation work took place in 1633 and 1771. The parish church is based on a simple late Romanesque/

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building, which was given a

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appearance during the last renovation. The southern spire was also given a Baroque roof. The church's white

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was erected on the remains of the medieval church that had been destroyed by the Turks.

Interior

The central element of the church is the Baroque altar. He is flanked by statues of Saint Leopold and

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. The altarpiece shows a depiction of

from 1827; it is the work of Nazarene painter Johann Stätter and was based on a sketch by

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. To the right of the altar, there is a late Gothic altar to

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, which was erected in 1760. The depiction of the

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in the centre of the church dates from the early 16th century. There is a large, Baroque

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on the southern wall, which was originally part of an altar. The altar was placed on the northern external wall in 1732, but was removed in the 19th century. Further noteworthy elements of the church are a Gothic

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made of red marble (which dates to around 1500), an alms box decorated with rosettes, and a

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(both date from the 17th century). The

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was made by

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in 1849.

References

* Klusacek, Christine; Stimmer, Kurt: ''Döbling. Vom Gürtel zu den Weinbergen.'' Wien 1988 * Schwarz, Godehard: ''Döbling. Zehn historische Spaziergänge durch Wiens 19. Bezirk.'' Wien 2004

External links

Pfarre Kahlenbergerdorf

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