Gampern Parish Church, Roman Catholic church with cemetery in Gampern, Upper Austria
Gampern Parish Church is a late Gothic church dedicated to Saint Remigius, with a two-aisled, three-bay nave and a three-bay choir ending in a three-eighths closure. Both are covered by net rib vaults, the nave with octagonal stars and the choir with the Wechselberger pattern. The west tower, rebuilt in 1890, rises 63 metres to a pointed spire. The north portal has a cross-ribbed vestibule, and a late Gothic sacrament house with pinnacles stands on the north choir wall.
A church in Gampern was first documented in 1383. The late Gothic building is attributed to master builder Stephan Wultinger: the choir was completed in 1486, the nave between 1490 and 1515, and the tower was raised in stages (1515, 1518, 1529). In 1890 the tower was extended to 63 metres. Until 1900 Gampern remained a parish of Mattsee.
The church carries the name of Saint Remigius and serves as a gathering place for the local community, hosting regular Sunday worship and celebrations like the feast of Saint Remigius in October. On these occasions, residents come together for prayer and community interaction, making the church central to both the religious and social life of the village.
The church is surrounded by a quiet cemetery and easily reached by local roads, with parking available nearby. The location is accessible to walkers and works well as a stop while exploring the Austrian countryside, with regular worship services and guided tours available.
The back of the high altar, known locally as the Gamperner Hölle, shows the Last Judgment: Peter leads the good into heaven on the left, while devils hurl the damned into a hellmouth on the right. The altarpiece's donor, Passau canon Wilhelm IV. von Nothafft, appears with his coat of arms on the predella.
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