Description of the attraction
The parish Roman Catholic Church of St. Veit, or in translation from German - the Church of St. Vitus, was built in 1014, which allows us to hypothesize that this temple is the oldest parish sacred building in the region. In those days, the Church of St. Faith was called "Mother Church". At the beginning of 1178 it was consecrated in honor of St. Vitus.
Only the lower part of the tower, which was built in the 13th century, remained from the medieval church. Due to the poor condition, the church building had to be demolished, and in its place in 1616-1630 a new one was built in accordance with the plans proposed by the Milanese architect Cipriano Biazino.
The facades of the temple are made in the early Baroque style, but the interior is decorated in accordance with the church fashion of the 18th century. Most of the objects in the interior (altar, choir and pulpit) are the work of the sculptor and architect from Passau Josef Matthias Goetz. They date from the first half of the 18th century. The ceiling frescoes were painted in 1787 by Martin Johan Schmidt. On them you can see images of Christian virtues, St. John and All Saints. The image of the Martyrdom of St. Vitus, placed on the high altar, dates from 1734. It was created by Johann Georg Schmidt, namesake of the temple decorator.
The side altars are dedicated to Saint Sebastian and Saint Michael. Of particular delight is the black marble altar on the left side of the transept. It was originally housed in the chapel of the Capuchin monastery and was moved here after the cloister was closed in 1796. On the altar there is a small sculpture depicting the Virgin Mary holding the Infant Jesus in her lap. This statue was made around 1420. She was considered miraculous by the monks.
