Pfarrkirche Zwingendorf, Roman Catholic parish church in Zwingendorf, Austria.
Pfarrkirche Zwingendorf is a late Baroque Roman Catholic parish church in Großharras, built around an older masonry core and rebuilt after a fire in 1796. Its exterior has a nave, a recessed choir with a round apse, and a south tower with corner pilasters, round-arched sound windows and a tent roof. A niche in the facade holds a statue of Saint Lawrence.
The parish was established in 1784, and the late Baroque building was constructed shortly after. Following a fire in 1796, the church was reconstructed while incorporating parts of an earlier structure.
The church is dedicated to Saint Lawrence, whose statue appears in a niche on the front facade. This connection to the saint defines the spiritual identity of this house of worship.
The church stands on the Kirchenplatz in Zwingendorf, within the market town of Großharras in the Mistelbach district. The nave is four bays long under a barrel vault with stichkappen, and the organ gallery rests on two pillars. The stained glass dates from 1930, and the organ, built by Johann M. Kauffmann in 1921, has six registers.
The organ gallery rests on just two massive pillars, giving the interior an unusual spatial arrangement. This design was chosen to keep the choir area open to view from the main floor.
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