St. Mauritius

St. Mauritius stands at the centre of a German village, with a tower crowned by an onion-shaped cupola. The tower gained this distinctive silhouette when it was raised in 1756. Inside, broad ceiling frescoes and abundant stucco frame a bright Rococo setting shaped between 1755 and 1757. The high altar, acquired from a pilgrimage church in the mid-eighteenth century, anchors the interior.

Side altars from the same period continue the arrangement, alongside a carved baptism group from 1720. The triumphal pulpit dates from 1768 and carries gilded details above the nave. The baptism group remains on the font beneath a simple eternal light. A medieval bell from 1495 shares the belfry with a Mauritian bell cast in 1661 and larger bells made after the war in 1949.

Music has accompanied worship here since an organ was first recorded in the eighteenth century. The present instrument was restored and blessed in 2007, while a new altar was consecrated in 2008. St. Mauritius still serves as a parish church, with its patronal feast celebrated on 22 September. Look from the frescoes to the gilded pulpit, then up to the onion dome above the village.