Wallfahrtskirche Maria Schöndorf, Vöcklabruck, Pilgrimage church in Vöcklabruck, Austria.
Wallfahrtskirche Maria Schöndorf stands on the Schöndorfer Plateau in the south of Vöcklabruck and has two towers placed one behind the other, a layout described as probably unique in Austria. The two-aisled, four-bay nave was built from 1450 to 1476, its vault carried by three octagonal columns, and the two-bay Gothic choir with a 5/8 close dates from around 1400. The massive west tower was added at the beginning of the 16th century but never reached its planned height.
The church was first mentioned in written records from the 9th century, making it one of the oldest places of worship in the district. Over the centuries, the interior spaces were expanded and outfitted with new elements, particularly the choir stalls that date to the 18th century.
The church is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary and is a filial church of the Vöcklabruck parish in the Diocese of Linz. Above the south portal hangs a votive image donated in 1689 by the citizen Jakob Reisner. Under the gallery are two chapels: the Perkheimerkapelle from 1461 and the Englgruftkapelle with a neo-Gothic Barbara altar of 1891 and gravestones of the Engl von Wagrain family.
The church stands on the Schöndorf plateau south of Vöcklabruck, with the two towers visible from the approach. The main portal is on the south side, beneath the 1689 votive picture donated by the citizen Jakob Reisner. The sacristy was added at the start of the 18th century.
The west tower was never finished to its planned height: money ran short and the upheavals of the Reformation stopped work, so the second, slimmer tower was never demolished to extend the nave. The organ by Christoph Enzenhofer of Bludenz has 28 stops and 1,580 pipes and was consecrated on 13 June 2010.
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