Pilgrimage church Maria Altötting to Winklern

Logo Pilgrimage church Maria Altötting to Winklern
Logo Pilgrimage church Maria Altötting to Winklern

In the area where the Hinteregg valley flows into the Wölz valley, the Lindenbichl rises about 50 m above the valley floor. Until the middle of the 17th century, it had a small keep and was also called Richterpichl at that time. This name could indicate that at this prominent place either court was held or the verdict of the court was executed.

This property was acquired in 1652 by the Admont estate administrator in Meinhartsdorf Castle, Thomas Langanger. His intention was to build a chapel on this site. The master carpenter he commissioned, Matthias Merl, went to Maria Altötting in Bavaria to visit the pilgrimage church there.

The building in Winklern was to be based on the model of the Chapel of Grace there. The high altar (1740) was made by Josef Taddeus Stammel. His ingenious hand is especially evident in the statues of St. Agathe and St. Agnes. The frescoes are by Josef Adam v. Mölck (1777), the Stations of the Cross by Johann Lederwasch.
Particularly worth seeing are:
the coat of arms of Admont Abbey in the entrance area, the three-story high altar by Th. Stammel, the rich baroque painting by Adam Mölck, the Stations of the Cross with 14 stations corresponds to the "Josephinian arrangement".

Since services are held in the Winklinger church only occasionally and it is located somewhat out of the way, it is locked. However, you can take a look inside through a glass door. The sacristan will gladly open the door for interested visitors.

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