Evangelic Church
- All weather
- Suitable for groups
The Church of St. Sebastian, also known as the Church on the Rock (situated on a solid block of granite) was originally built in 1630 in honour of both St. Sebastian und St. Rochus. These are the saints of all those afflicted by disease. This dedication was made in hope of averting the fast - approaching plague. After deconsecreation in 1738 it was used as a theatre and warehouse. It was eventually restored and
reconsecrated as a Protestant parish Church in 1954.
The Church of St. Sebastian, also known as the Church on the Rock (being built on a block of granite), was built in 1630 in honour of St. Sebastian and St. Rochus - the saints of all those afflicted by disease - in hopes of averting the fast-approaching plague. After being deconsecrated in 1783, it was used as a theatre and warehouse for a while, before being painstakingly restored and reconsecrated as a Protestant parish church in 1954.
- All weather
- Suitable for groups
- Suitable for schools
- Suitable for single travelers
- Suitable for friends
- Suitable for couples
- Suitable for children
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- Winter
Not suitable for wheelchairs. The property is not compliant with Austria's ÖNORM legal standard.
Contact
Evangelic Church Sebastian-Kneipp-Gasse
4780 Schärding
Phone +43 7712 4300
Fax machine +43 7712 4320
E-Mailinfo@schaerding.info
Webwww.schaerding.at
Contact person
Tourismusverband Schärding
Innbruckstraße 29
4780 Schärding
Phone +43 7712 4300
Fax machine +43 7712 4320
E-Mailinfo@schaerding.info
Webwww.schaerding.at