Evangelische Pfarrkirche Rust, Lutheran parish church in Rust, Burgenland, Austria
The Evangelische Pfarrkirche Rust is a Lutheran church in western Rust, Austria, built in 1784/1785 by Laurenz Neumayer of Ödenburg without a tower. The classicist building has a rusticated base and lisenen articulation, a five-eighth choir, and a north tower by Ludwig Schöne with a high onion dome and neo-baroque stucco.
Built in 1784/1785 by Laurenz Neumayer of Ödenburg, the church first stood without a tower; the north-facade tower followed under architect Ludwig Schöne. An exterior restoration took place in 1975. A gravestone beneath the gallery is dated 1734, older than the building itself.
The church's name, Evangelische Pfarrkirche Rust A. B., refers to the Augsburg Confession (A. B.) and marks it as the Lutheran parish church of Rust. The altarpiece bears the inscription "In honorem S. S. Trinitatis", unusual in a Protestant church. A brass chandelier with an eagle, a so-called Polenluster from the 17th century, hangs inside.
The church sits in a central location on Conradplatz and is easily reached on foot through Rust's old town, especially while exploring the narrow streets. The surroundings are quiet and welcoming, with straightforward access for visitors to view the exterior and the yard.
The organ by Johann Gottfried Malleck dates from 1789 and has nine registers on one manual and pedal, with purely mechanical slider chests; Wolfgang Karner restored it in 1998. Its three wedge bellows supply wind at 60 mm WS, and it is tuned to a3=430 Hz in unequal temperament. The altarpiece inscription "In honorem S. S. Trinitatis" is called unusual for a Protestant church.
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