Königin der Landpfarrkirchen in Kilb

Church

Description

Originally there was a wooden chapel (9th century) to the left of the Sierning. At the same time, the chapel of St. Vitus (Slavic national saint, indicates Slavic settlement in our area) existed on the "Veste Chiulib", the castle. There is evidence that Hürm canons have been saying mass here regularly since 999. In 1072, Bishop Altmann of Passau made Kilb an independent parish. At that time, a Romanesque, fortified church was built in a flood-safe location. Around 400 years later, it was demolished down to the massive ashlar tower and converted into a large, three-aisled late Gothic basilica (popularly known as the "Queen of the country churches").

In 1519, instead of the Romanesque tower, which was located on the site of today's sacristy, the current massive tower was erected over the old manorial crypt. The original double wooden dome with a gallery was later replaced by a baroque stone dome when it burned down several times, the last time in 1761 at the same time as the market. The oldest item in the church's inventory is a crucifix the size of a man, created by Kriechbaum on the occasion of the Turkish liberation in 1532.

The interior of the church was given its baroque appearance around 1780. Pulpit and tower dome by Gruber, high altar by Wetzl; Martin, Johann Schmidt and "Kremser Schmidt" students Rückroff, Mayer, Wetzl and Haubenstricker created the high altar, side altar and Stations of the Cross paintings.

Location and how to get there

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    Königin der Landpfarrkirchen in Kilb

    Wolfgang Sekirnjak

    Krichenweg 2
    3233 Kilb
    AT

    Phone: +43 2748 7250

    Website: www.kilb.at

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