Holy Trinity Church, Parish church in Rust, Austria

Holy Trinity Church is a parish church in Rust with a white facade and bell tower rising above the red-tiled roofs of this small lakeside town. Its interior displays classic furnishings with an altar, pews, and religious artworks that define the appearance of an Austrian parish church.

Built by the Protestant citizens of Rust with the Zurich master builder Ulrich Meyer, the church was founded in 1649 and consecrated in 1651. In 1674 the Counter-Reformation confiscated the building from the Protestant community, and in 1680 it was consecrated anew as a Catholic church. An exterior restoration followed in 1976.

The church was built by the Protestant community and taken over during the Counter-Reformation in 1674, then re-consecrated as a Catholic church in 1680. The high altar fresco of the Holy Trinity was painted by Franz Sigrist in 1798 and renovated by Joannes Kraus in 1881. The Rococo tabernacle on a freestanding altar was made by sculptor J. Georg Schweizer with gilder Andreas Sedlmayer of Ödenburg in 1774.

The church is accessible daily and offers a quiet space to visit. You can explore the interior and nearby Rust, which sits close to the lake and wine-growing areas in the region.

At the foot of the tower's stone pyramid spire, a second walkway with a balustrade circles the tower and gives a view over the town of Rust. The lower floors of the square tower are widened by the choir stair on the north side and a round stair turret on the south.