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St. John´s Church in Prad am Stilfserjoch
Cultural site nr. 005
09 June - 26 September 2011
every Thursday at 10.00 am
open for visiting only with a guide
Tourist office Prad am Stilfserjoch
tel. +39 0473 616034
Fax: +39 0473 616776
www.ortlergebiet.it
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This very early church stands in the south-east part of the village, in the midst of green meadows. The church was built in the Romanesque style by the von Tschengels as their proprietary church at the end of the 13th century; it then benefited from the pastoral care of clerics from Tschengls. The last member of the Tschengls died in 1421. Inside the church John the Evangelist and John the Baptist are revered as patron saints. In the course of time the church was adapted to contemporary architectural styles and enriched with devotional pictures. Particular sights worth seeing are:
Romanesque and Gothic frescoes
the gallery from c. 1600
the wooden baroque ceiling and pews
a grave-stone from the Counts of Tschengels
the frescoes uncovered in the last century
two frescoes by Karl Plattner (1948)
The last constructional measure was the reroofing with small shingles in 2002.
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