Pfarrkirche Mariä Himmelfahrt

Pfarrkirche Mariä Himmelfahrt is a Baroque church in Gars featuring substantial pilasters, surrounding galleries, and interior walls decorated with frescoes painted in the early 1700s. The space shows typical Baroque characteristics with its height, ornamental surfaces, and prominent altar area that draws the eye throughout the interior.

Construction started in 1661 on the site of a Romanesque church from the 1100s that had been torn down due to damage from the Thirty Years' War. The rebuilding reflects how the town recovered and chose to construct a new house of worship using the fashionable Baroque style of the era.

The church reveals how the community expressed its faith through the artworks adorning the walls and altars that visitors encounter today. The space shows how artists and craftsmen worked together to create a place where people still gather for worship and reflection.

The church welcomes visitors regularly and has pathways that allow you to explore the architectural features from different angles. It works best to visit early in the day when natural light illuminates the frescoes and interior details more clearly.

The architecture was designed by Grison-born architects Kaspar and Christoph Zuccalli, who pioneered Baroque design in the region. This design was remarkably forward-thinking for its time and brought southern European influences that were rare in Bavaria at that moment.