Parish Church

Bad Zell, Oberösterreich, Österreich
  • All weather

Gothic parish church

The striking late Gothic building stands on a rocky outcrop above the Kettenbach stream at the lower end of the market square. The first documented mention of the existence of a church dates back to around 1260. Bad Zell became its own parish in 1366, but the fact that a church was founded much earlier can be deduced from the history of settlement in this area. The parish church of Bad Zell is dedicated to St John the Baptist. The round-arched south gate dating from around 1510 and a beautiful loop-ribbed vault with resting stars under the organ loft by Mathes Klayndl (builder of the church in Kefermarkt) are worthy of note.
Around 1750, the chancel was baroqueised by Franz Ludwig Grimm from Bavaria. The fresco in the dome was painted by Bartolomeo Altomonte and the architectural painting by Johann Georg Dollicher from Linz.

Opening hours parish office:
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 08:00 to 11:00

Opening hours parish church:
daily

Services:
Tuesday and Friday 07:30
Thursday in the retirement home 10:00
Wednesday and Saturday 19:00
Sunday or public holiday 07:30 and 09:30

  • opened daily

Accessibility / arrival

by car:
Vienna: A1 exit Enns-Mauthausen-Perg (14km)-Bad Zell
Linz: A7-Unterweitersdorf-Pregarten-Tragwein-Bad Zell

by train:
Vienna: Linz (train) from Linz with the Postbus to Bad Zell - 40 km; or to Pregarten by train - 20 km to Bad Zell

Travelling by public transport
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  • Free entry
  • voluntary contribution
  • All weather
Season
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn
  • Winter

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Contact


Parish Church
Kirchenplatz 1
4283 Bad Zell

Phone +43 7263 7216 - 0
mobile +43 676 87765043
E-Mail pfarre.badzell@dioezese-linz.at
Web www.dioezese-linz.at/badzell
https://www.dioezese-linz.at/badzell

Contact person

Pfarre Bad Zell
Kirchenplatz 1
4283 Bad Zell

Phone +43 7263 7216
mobile +43 676 87765043
E-Mail pfarre.badzell@dioezese-linz.at
Web www.dioezese-linz.at/badzell

We speak the following languages

German

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