Pfarrkirche Eschen, Catholic church in Eschen, Liechtenstein.
Pfarrkirche Eschen is a neo-Gothic church built in 1893–1894 to plans by Stuttgart architects Hugo Battenmayer and Adolf Kleber, originally drawn for an unrealized project in Rankweil. It has three vaulted naves, a choir closed on three sides facing south, and a front tower on the north side. The side aisles have wooden ceilings, while the nave shows an open roof structure.
Archaeological evidence shows that an original stone church was built on this site during the 8th or 9th century. The current building was erected in 1894, replacing the earlier structure.
The church is dedicated to Saint Martin, whose patronage shaped the parish for centuries. The high altar was sold after 1893 and since 1931 stands in the parish church of Grotenrath in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The neo-Gothic altars and the Stations of the Cross come from the workshop of August Valentin in Brixen, South Tyrol.
The church stands in the centre of Eschen, with the front tower on the north side and the choir facing south. The main entrance is through the tower; the nave is entered at ground level. The 1977–1979 renovation enlarged the sacristy and added a gable window by Hugo Marxer above the west front.
The 1911 five-bell peal was cast by the Grassmayr foundry in Feldkirch, which took the three bells of the predecessor church in part exchange. The 1980 Walcker organ has 37 stops on three manuals and pedal, replacing a Mayer instrument of 1899 that Späth had rebuilt in 1946/47.
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