Description of the attraction
The historic district of Mülln is located on the same bank of the Salzach River as the historic district of Salzburg. This area is part of the part of the city that is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List and is under state protection. Mühlne itself is located about a kilometer from the Old Town and the Cathedral.
Previously, there were several large mills at once, in honor of which this area got its name, but only one has survived to this day. Mühlne is considered the oldest suburb of Salzburg, dating back to 790.
As for the parish church in this area, the first documentary information about it dates back to 1148. In 1439, this small chapel was rebuilt in the Gothic style, elements of which remain in the exterior of the temple to this day, although in 1674 Baroque decorations were added to the building, including the graceful onion-shaped dome, which is typical of Austria.
The interior of the church is also made in the Baroque style and was created from the beginning of the 17th to the end of the 18th century. The walls of the church are decorated not only with religious paintings and statues of saints, but also with the coats of arms of noble Austrian families, including Raitenau, whose representatives were once the princes-bishops of Salzburg.
The main altar of the temple is a masterpiece of church art of the Baroque era - it is decorated with figures of saints and exquisite figurines of angels - "putti". In the center of the altar there is an old late Gothic image of the Blessed Virgin Mary with the Child, dating from 1453.
The church consists of four more small side chapels, furnished in the Baroque style in the same historical period - in the 17th-18th centuries. Also worth noting is the monumental staircase that previously connected the temple with the monastery and is decorated with ancient canvases of the 17th century. On a hill near the church there is a small cemetery, operating since 1453.
