Atzgersdorfer Pfarrkirche hl. Katharina

Atzgersdorfer Pfarrkirche hl. Katharina is a Roman Catholic church in Atzgersdorf, Vienna’s 23rd district, Liesing. Its classicist design uses wall piers integrated into the structure, following plans by architect Andreas Fischer. Built between 1781 and 1782, the protected monument also offers wheelchair access.

The parish appears in a 1345 record naming a priest called Nicolaus, after serving surrounding villages for centuries. Josephinist reforms narrowed its responsibility in 1783 to Atzgersdorf and Erlaa. Christoph Anton von Migazzi, Archbishop of Vienna, financed the church after that territorial change. Four replacement bells arrived in 1920 after the First World War destroyed the earlier bells, while wartime roof and tower repairs ended in 1948.

Inside, classicist furnishings stand beside older works from earlier churches and chapels. Ignaz Walter created the Rococo pulpit in 1765. The organ combines a case from around 1750 with five original stops and eighteen stops overall. A copy of Lucas Cranach the Elder’s Mariahilf image dates from around 1770. Near the entrance, the Fieberkreuz recalls processions and pilgrimages after its transfer from a field in 1761.