Gurk Cathedral, Romanesque cathedral in Gurk, Austria
The cathedral features twin towers reaching 60 meters high, three apses, and a westwork structure that stands against the rural Gurktal landscape.
Construction of the cathedral started in 1140 under Bishop Roman I of Gurk and reached completion in 1200, marking a significant period of religious architecture.
The medieval frescoes in the bishop's gallery represent the highest level of 13th-century European painting techniques and artistic expression.
Visitors can explore the crypt with its 100 columns, medieval frescoes, Baroque altars, and examine the 15th-century defensive walls surrounding the complex.
The cathedral holds the tomb of Saint Hemma, transferred in 1174 from the former Benedictine nunnery she established in 1043.
Location: Gurk
Inception: 1140
Architectural style: Romanesque architecture
Part of: Gurk Abbey
Address: Domplatz 1, u. a.
GPS coordinates: 46.87468,14.29315
Latest update: May 16, 2025 09:06
Verbindende Hände
91 m
Schatzkammer Gurk
81 m
Pfarrkirche hl. Lambert, Pisweg
2.9 km
Stift Gurk
60 m
Filialkirche hl. Geist, Straßburg
3.3 km
Filialkirche Sankt Peter, St. Peter ob Gurk, Straßburg
2.2 km
Ehem. Filialkirche St. Johann im Tale
1.9 km
Friedhof mit Karner
3 km
Volksschule und Kindergarten
219 m
Bildstock in Gurk
1.4 km
Blockspeicher Prüger
3.1 km
Immaculatasäule Gurk
74 m
Kindergarten, ehem. Bürgerspital
3.2 km
Blockspeicher
2.2 km
Blockspeicher Zechner
2.3 km
Wohnhaus
2.9 km
Figurenbildstock hl. Johannes Nepomuk
187 m
Freibad Gurk
598 m
Gemeindebrunnen Gurk
211 m
City walls of Straßburg, Austria
3.5 km
Pfarrhof Lieding
3 km
Geppelhaus, Gurk
246 m
Gasthof Erian, Gurk
210 m
Bahnhof Gurk
371 m
Gartnerhaus, Gurk
142 m
Ehem. Sägewerksgebäude, Gurk
229 m
Gemeindeamt Gurk
272 m
Hauptstraße 11, Gurk
202 mReviews
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