Dompfarrkirche Sankt Nikolaus (Feldkirch, Austria)
Feldkirch Cathedral (Dompfarrkirche Sankt Nikolaus in German) is a Roman Catholic cathedral dedicated to Saint Nicholas in the city of Feldkirch, Vorarlberg. It is part of the old town and is one of the largest Gothic churches in the region. It has been the cathedral of the Diocese of Feldkirch since it was established in 1968.
The first church on the site was a chapel of one of two older churches; it was probably built around the same time as the Schattenburg and the beginnings of the present town of Feldkirch, around 1200. It became an independent parish church in 1218. The dedication to Saint Nicholas dates from 1287.
In the city fires of 1348, 1396, and 1460 the original Romanesque church building was badly damaged. In 1478 it was rebuilt under the architect Hans Sturm, who added a new Late Gothic nave and gable roof. The new building was dedicated in the same year. In 1479 the church tower to the north was completed. The present choir was built around 1520 with a somewhat lower gable roof. There are also sacristies, a Lady Chapel, and a baptismal chapel.
Information from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feldkirch_Cathedral
Feldkirch is a town in the western Austrian state of Vorarlberg, bordering on Switzerland and Liechtenstein. It is the administrative center of the Feldkirch district. After Dornbirn, it is the second most populous town in Vorarlberg. The westernmost point in Austria lies in Feldkirch on the River Rhine, at the tripoint between Austria, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein.
This medieval town, which remains well preserved to this day, was mentioned as a city for the first time in 1218, after Count Hugo von Montfort built the "Schattenburg," a castle which still is the major landmark of Feldkirch.
Information from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feldkirch,_Vorarlberg
Dompfarrkirche Sankt Nikolaus (Feldkirch, Austria)
Feldkirch Cathedral (Dompfarrkirche Sankt Nikolaus in German) is a Roman Catholic cathedral dedicated to Saint Nicholas in the city of Feldkirch, Vorarlberg. It is part of the old town and is one of the largest Gothic churches in the region. It has been the cathedral of the Diocese of Feldkirch since it was established in 1968.
The first church on the site was a chapel of one of two older churches; it was probably built around the same time as the Schattenburg and the beginnings of the present town of Feldkirch, around 1200. It became an independent parish church in 1218. The dedication to Saint Nicholas dates from 1287.
In the city fires of 1348, 1396, and 1460 the original Romanesque church building was badly damaged. In 1478 it was rebuilt under the architect Hans Sturm, who added a new Late Gothic nave and gable roof. The new building was dedicated in the same year. In 1479 the church tower to the north was completed. The present choir was built around 1520 with a somewhat lower gable roof. There are also sacristies, a Lady Chapel, and a baptismal chapel.
Information from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feldkirch_Cathedral
Feldkirch is a town in the western Austrian state of Vorarlberg, bordering on Switzerland and Liechtenstein. It is the administrative center of the Feldkirch district. After Dornbirn, it is the second most populous town in Vorarlberg. The westernmost point in Austria lies in Feldkirch on the River Rhine, at the tripoint between Austria, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein.
This medieval town, which remains well preserved to this day, was mentioned as a city for the first time in 1218, after Count Hugo von Montfort built the "Schattenburg," a castle which still is the major landmark of Feldkirch.
Information from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feldkirch,_Vorarlberg