Pfarrkirche Wald im Pinzgau, Parish church with cemetery in Wald im Pinzgau, Austria.
Pfarrkirche Wald im Pinzgau is a Gothic church with a steep shingled hipped roof and an unarticulated north tower topped by a pointed gable helmet. The choir has a polygonal end on a tuff base, and a cemetery surrounds the building. Gothic pointed-arch portals open on the west and south sides.
A church at Wald im Pinzgau was documented in 1395. After a lightning strike around 1751–1753, the Gothic vault was removed and the interior refitted in Baroque style. The parish was established in 1891, and the building was restored in 1968.
The cemetery beside the church holds generations of local family histories, visible in the names and inscriptions on gravestones that mark the rhythm of community life. The monuments reflect how this mountain community honors its dead.
The church is situated in the mountain village and is accessible during daylight hours without special arrangements. Those wanting to visit at other times or for specific occasions should contact the local parish office.
The wall paintings on the nave walls, uncovered in 1968, show Emperor Henry II and Pope Sixtus II on the north side and fragments of the Martin and Nicholas legends on the south side. They date from the end of the 16th century.
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