Filialkirche hl. Veit, Telfs, Gothic church building in Telfs, Austria.
The Filialkirche hl. Veit is a Gothic church in Telfs, Austria, built with a steep gabled roof, a polygonal choir, and a square tower capped by an octagonal bell house with an onion dome. It stands on a plateau at the eastern edge of town, below the slopes of Hohe Munde.
The church was consecrated in 1384 by Albert, auxiliary bishop of Brixen; the exact start of construction is not documented. Indulgences were granted in 1408, 1409 and 1452. In 1641 it was rebuilt in Gothic style and reconsecrated on 11 August 1648 by auxiliary bishop Jesse Perkhofer. Under Joseph II it was suppressed, and between 1805 and 1814 Bavarian authorities forbade Mass there.
The church is dedicated to Saint Vitus, whose name it carries. On the saint's feast day, pilgrims used to travel from the Bavarian town of Mittenwald to Telfs and would sell scythes and whetstones at the local market on the way back.
The church is at the eastern edge of Telfs on a plateau and is easy to reach on foot from the town center. Clear weather makes the visit more rewarding, as the surrounding mountains are visible from the site.
During restoration work carried out between 1981 and 1986, wall paintings from the 1600s were found hidden under later layers of plaster. These secco-style frescoes had been covered for centuries and are now visible again.
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