Mariä Himmelfahrt, Protected parish church in Landeck, Austria.
Mariä Himmelfahrt is a late Gothic church built from 1471, with a basilical nave — the only one of its kind in North Tyrol — a single-nave choir and a north tower. The central nave has star-rib vaults and the aisles three-ray rib vaults; the west portal's tympanum relief of 1506 shows Mary with Child and music-making angels.
A church was documented in 1270, and the present late Gothic building was under construction by 1471. The nave was consecrated in 1493 and the choir in 1521, with Hans Schedler, Master Balthasar and Christian Frey working on the Landeck lodge. After a fire in 1777 the tower received a new top to plans by Josef Vonstadl, and from the mid-19th century to 1882 the furnishings were regothicised.
The high altar, known as the Schrofenstein Altar, was renovated in 1857/1860. Its late Gothic shrine holds a carved Adoration of the Magi from the early 16th century, attributed to Sebold Bocksdorfer, and a panel of the Last Judgement painted by Sebastian Scheel in 1513. Late Gothic figures of St Oswald and the Schrofenstein donors stand on the choir wall.
The church is located at Schulhausplatz 4 in Landeck and is accessible most days, with regular services held throughout the week. Visitors should approach the entrance respectfully and be mindful of any ongoing liturgical activities.
The west portal's late Gothic tympanum relief of 1506 shows Mary with the Child and music-making angels, and carries the coats of arms and name band of the donor Anton Ivan, recorded in 1499 as Pfleger of the Landeck court, and of Apolonia Winden. Above the portal sits a slender three-light window with fish-bladder tracery.
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