travel europe austria hallstatt catholic parish church
Halstatt's Catholic Parish Church dates back to 1181 and hugs the hillside above the north end of town.
Here, you will find an unusual cemetery, and a chapel with nicely carved altars.
LINK TO PARISH CHURCH WEBSITE
TRAVEL: 1991, 1994, 1999, 2017...
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Parish Church, Hallstatt, Austria, 2017.
View from the cemetery of the Parish Church, Hallstatt, Austria, 2017.
Looking up at the Parish Church, Hallstatt, Austria, 2017.
Entry, Parish Church, Hallstatt, Austria, 2017.
Interior view of double altar pieces with central collums, Parish Church, Hallstatt, Austria, 2017.
Detail of gilded altar, Parish Church, Hallstatt, Austria, 2017.
Detail of gilded altar, Parish Church, Hallstatt, Austria, 2017.
Organ, Parish Church, Hallstatt, Austria, 2017.
Religious artifact, Parish Church, Hallstatt, Austria, 2017.
Crucifix and statues, Parish Church, Hallstatt, Austria, 2017.
Dramatic site for cemetery, Parish Church, Hallstatt, Austria, 2017.
Cemetery as it was in 1991, Parish Church, Halstatt, Austria, 1991.
At this time, we were told that because space was so limited, burial sites were occupied for 10 years, then the occupant is evicted to make room for a new tenant.
Beneath the St. Michael Chapel, is the Beinhaus where old bones reside having been removed from their gavesites.
Detail of statuary tableau in cemetery shrine, Parish Church, Hallstatt, Austria, 2017.
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