--- title: Pankrazkapelle bei Maierhof url: "https://www.donauregion.at/en/oesterreich-poi/detail/170727/pankrazkapelle-bei-maierhof.html" description: "In the old Niederkeßla area of today's municipality of St. Aegidi, there is still much talk of the Pankrazkirche church and the well with healing water. The Pankrazkirche was built around 1000 years ago in honour of St. Pankrazius, the patron saint of the nobility, and became an important pilgrimage church as a branch church of the Engelszell monastery. Every year on the Sunday after St Peter and St Paul, a veritable stream of pilgrims poured into the church until the 18th century. Many pilgrims came on horseback, sometimes as many as 3,000. Emperor Joseph II closed the church in 1784 and it was cleared for demolition. In place of the mighty church today stands a small chapel with a domed roof, inside which the water bubbles merrily. The spring rises under the altar and flows into a moss-covered granite grander. This water is very fresh and has a slightly bitter flavour. It is considered to be healing for humans and animals, which is why visitors come all the time to bottle it. The site on the edge of the \"Kößlbachtal\" nature reserve has a special aura and conveys complete peace and tranquillity" date: 2015-07-24 modified: 2026-03-05 --- # Pankrazkapelle bei Maierhof Pankrazkapelle bei Maierhof ============================= St. Aegidi, Oberösterreich, Österreich ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/199738/7EB309E608C66D44067CD4FC1E443AFCB6F54D5E06F61D5F4149A8887B9730DB/pankrazkapelle.jpg) ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/199739/FF92A378E15D22DD7D6413B64D295AFF693A91196CCC0CCDD3DADBC7896528A1/pankrazkapelle.jpg) [ ![Pankraz Chapel near Maierhof in St. Aegidi: A small, traditionally built chapel with a pointed roof and a light-coloured façade on a hill surrounded by trees and vegetation. The chapel has an attractive architectural design and is idyllically embedded in the landscape.](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/199738/7EB309E608C66D44067CD4FC1E443AFCB6F54D5E06F61D5F4149A8887B9730DB/pankrazkapelle.jpg) ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/199738/7EB309E608C66D44067CD4FC1E443AFCB6F54D5E06F61D5F4149A8887B9730DB/pankrazkapelle.jpg) [ ![Pankraz Chapel at Maierhof in St. Aegidi: A snow-covered winter landscape with a traditionally designed pavilion or house surrounded by snow-covered trees and a winter setting. The pavilion is built in a classic style and blends harmoniously into the wintry scenery.](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/199739/FF92A378E15D22DD7D6413B64D295AFF693A91196CCC0CCDD3DADBC7896528A1/pankrazkapelle.jpg) ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/199739/FF92A378E15D22DD7D6413B64D295AFF693A91196CCC0CCDD3DADBC7896528A1/pankrazkapelle.jpg) 1. 2. Maierhof 5 4725 St. Aegidi [ open in Google Maps ](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Maierhof%205%2C%204725%20St.%20Aegidi "Link will open in a new window") [ Open in Apple Maps ](https://maps.apple.com/place?address=Maierhof%205%2C%204725%20St.%20Aegidi "Link will open in a new window") ![](https://static.ecmaps.de/staticmap.jpg?experience=webarchitektur-meta&lat=48.46136&lon=13.76961&width=991&height=450&project=ttg-osm-summer-original&zoom=2000&server=meta.tourdata.at) In the old Niederkeßla area of today's municipality of St. Aegidi, there is still much talk of the Pankrazkirche church and the well with healing water. The Pankrazkirche was built around 1000 years ago in honour of St. Pankrazius, the patron saint of the nobility, and became an important pilgrimage church as a branch church of the Engelszell monastery. Every year on the Sunday after St Peter and St Paul, a veritable stream of pilgrims poured into the church until the 18th century. Many pilgrims came on horseback, sometimes as many as 3,000. Emperor Joseph II closed the church in 1784 and it was cleared for demolition. In place of the mighty church today stands a small chapel with a domed roof, inside which the water bubbles merrily. The spring rises under the altar and flows into a moss-covered granite grander. This water is very fresh and has a slightly bitter flavour. It is considered to be healing for humans and animals, which is why visitors come all the time to bottle it. The site on the edge of the "Kößlbachtal" nature reserve has a special aura and conveys complete peace and tranquillity [ Contact ](#ttgCollapseKontakt) ---------------------------------- **Pankrazkapelle bei Maierhof** Maierhof 5 4725 St. Aegidi Phone 7717 7355Show no. E-Mail [gemeinde@st-aegidi.ooe.gv.at](#mailto) Web [www.st-aegidi.at](http://www.st-aegidi.at "New window") http://www.st-aegidi.at --- **Contact person** Family Günther u. Anita Jungwirth Maierhof 5 4725 St. Aegidi mobile 699 11075053Show no. --- **We speak the following languages** German [ Opening hours ](#ttgCollapseOeffnungszeiten) ------------------------------------------------ - opened daily [ Arrival ](#ttgCollapseAnreise) ---------------------------------- [ Suitability ](#ttgCollapseEignung) -------------------------------------- - Suitable for groups - Suitable for schools - Suitable for kids (all ages) - Suitable for seniors - Suitable for single travelers - Suitable for friends - Suitable for couples **Season**- Spring - Summer - Autumn [ Accessibility ](#ttgCollapseBarrierefreiheit) ------------------------------------------------- Please get in touch for more information. **other information**- Escort required [To the website](http://www.st-aegidi.at "New window") powered by [TOURDATA](https://www.tourdata.at "New window") [Suggest a change](#mailto) [ ![TOURDATA Logo](https://www.donauregion.at/fileadmin/templates/global/images/Logo-Tourdata.png "TOURDATA Logo") ](https://www.tourdata.at "New window")