Kagraner Pfarrkirche, Parish church in Donaustadt, Austria
Kagraner Pfarrkirche is a single-nave village church with a Gothic choir built in 1438 and a nave extended in 1642. Its tower, Gothic in its core, carries a 17th-century bell storey and pointed spire. The church stands near Kagraner Platz and is considered the oldest building in Vienna beyond the Danube.
The church was probably built in the 12th century and was first dedicated to Saint Wendelin. In 1438, when a flood destroyed neighbouring Stadlau and its St. George church, Kagran took over Stadlau's parish rights and the patronage of Saint George. By the mid-15th century it was the mother parish for Eipeldau, Strebersdorf, Gerasdorf, Deutsch-Wagram, Jedlesee and Jedlersdorf; Stadlau (1934) and Hirschstetten (1953) were the last to be separated.
The parish of St. Georg is the oldest still-existing parish in Vienna, and Kagran took over Stadlau's parish rights and the St. George patronage after the 1438 flood. The church was originally dedicated to St. Wendelin. Since 1989 Georg Pauser has served as parish priest.
The church is located near Kagraner Platz and is easily accessible by metro. Visiting is possible at any time, though attending during regular service hours offers a fuller experience.
The structure survived an ice jam in the Danube in 1830 that damaged the surrounding area with floods and debris. This natural disaster left marks on the building and remains part of the neighborhood's memory of nature's power.
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