Grinzing Parish Church, Gothic parish church in Döbling district, Vienna, Austria

The Grinzing Parish Church stands at Himmelstraße 25, consecrated to the Holy Cross and listed as a heritage building. Twelve families, probably winegrowers, financed its construction from 1417 to 1426; it was rebuilt after the Turkish sieges of 1529 and 1683 with help from Klosterneuburg Abbey. The 1881 renovation removed the Baroque furnishings and installed a neo-Gothic high altar, later replaced by a marble altar; the altar cross was returned in 1965.

A group of twelve winemakers funded construction of this place of worship in the early 1400s to avoid long journeys to another church. The building later survived severe attacks and was rebuilt with help from a nearby monastery.

The church is consecrated to the Holy Cross and belongs to the Stadtdekanat 19 of the Archdiocese of Vienna. Since 1783 the parish has been entrusted to Klosterneuburg Abbey, so Augustinian canons have served as Grinzing's pastors. The organ, expanded in 1829 after a good vintage, is linked by local tradition to Beethoven and Schubert, who are said to have played on it.

The building sits in a neighborhood easily reachable from Vienna's center using public transportation and walking paths. Visitors should note the place may not be available for sightseeing during religious services or community events.

The organ retains a Baroque gallery positive that, by local tradition, Beethoven and Schubert played. A good wine harvest in 1829 paid Christoph Erler to enlarge it to 11 stops; Alois Hörbiger added more in 1857. After decades unusable, it was restored in 1997 by Grinzing-born organ builder Peter Maria Kraus.