Maria Himmelfahrt

Gorgeous

Very nice building with many colors, outside and inside, homely atmosphere

1337 first mention of the Liebfrauenkirche. 1429 after a fire, the Liebfrauenkirche is extended. 1432 the consecration of the church takes place. 1460 -1478 New construction of a large hall church: three-aisled nave, four-bayed, strongly drawn choir of three yokes, north tower between nave and choir. Hans and Gilg Mitterhofer completed this church in 1478. Of this, the masonry of the north choir and the north walls of the nave are preserved. 1490 -1502 third construction phase; As the population increased rapidly, an extension of the existing church was built according to plans of the Munich architect and sculptor Erasmus Grasser, construction supervision Christof Reichartiger. The result was a hall church with two main and two aisles and two choirs, the nave extended to 6 yokes and a representative west facade was created. The 5-storey roof truss is put on 1503 - 1518 by master carpenter Thomas Schweinebacher. 1509 - 1513 Construction of the tower according to plans of the Augsburg tower builder Burkhart Engelbert, executed by Jakob Zwizel and Konrad Vogel. 1515 - 1520 Installation of the west gallery by Konrad Vogel. 1645 Appointment to his own parish. Early 18th century. new main altars for the two choirs in the style of the early Baroque 1728 - 1730 Baroqueisation of the interior by Jakob Singer from Götzens. In the 18th century, it also features Baroque altars. At that time also small-scale frescoes of the Marienlebens developed by the Innsbruck court painter Franz Michael Hueber in collaboration with Johann Georg Höttinger d. J. 1787 Removal of gothic furnishings. 1908/1909 Regotisation. Almost all Baroque altars were removed, which contributes to the present emptiness of the interior. The Gothic vaulted ribs were rebuilt after old tracks instead of baroque stucco. Source: City Chronicle Schwaz

Die Koche is the largest hall church in Tyrol and has four ships. It is lush and well equipped and belongs to m. E. next to the silver mine to the highlights of Schwaz.

Beautiful church and garden kiosk to visit