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Parish Church with the Danube Cross

Aschach an der Donau, Oberösterreich, Österreich
  • All weather
  • Suitable for groups
  • Suitable for pushchairs
  • Suitable for kids (all ages)

The Church that you see was built by stages with the main parts erected in late Gothic-style around 1490. A chiselled inscription can be seen in the cornerstone above the Sacristy door, showing the consecration date of 1490 in German language and Gothic letters.

The Church was dedicated to St. John the Baptist and Bishop Nicolas. When Emperor Josef II decreed a new organization of the parishes in 1784, Aschach became an individual parish. Like most churches the late Gothic structure was extensively 'restored' in Baroque times. The Baroque cupola was added as early as in 1750.

The most noticeable and striking feature of the Church´s interior is the "Danube Cross". Within a severe flooding in the year 1693, two boatmen discovered a heavy wooden cross and saved it from the river. The frail artist Stefan Mitterbauer had the cross restored and was completely healed within the course of this work. He attributed his healing with the cross, thus giving it the name "Danube Cross" or "Miraculous Cross". It was completed in 1701 with Baroque ornaments and decorations and placed above the high altar.

  • opened daily
  • open to the public

Parking
  • Parking space: 20
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  • All weather
  • Suitable for groups
  • Suitable for schools
  • Suitable for kids (all ages)
  • Suitable for pushchairs
  • Suitable for teenagers
  • Suitable for seniors
  • Suitable for single travelers
  • Suitable for friends
  • Suitable for couples
  • Suitable for children
Season
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn
  • Winter

Suitable for wheelchairs: Not all of the legally stipulated ÖNORM are complied with. In principle, this object is suitable for wheelchairs and no assistance is necessary.

Access
  • ground level accessible
other information
  • Outside area

Contact


Parish Church with the Danube Cross
Kirchenplatz 1
4082 Aschach an der Donau

Phone +43 7273 6357
mobile +43 676 87765580
E-Mail pfarre.aschach.donau@dioezese-linz.at
Web www.dioezese-linz.at/aschach-donau
https://www.dioezese-linz.at/aschach-donau

Contact person

Pfarramt Aschach an der Donau
Pfarrgasse 1
4082 Aschach an der Donau

Phone +43 7273 6357
mobile +43 676 87765580
E-Mail pfarre.aschach.donau@dioezese-linz.at

We speak the following languages

German

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