Religiöse Stätten im Bezirk Imst

Austrian Religious Heritage

Explore the sacred architecture of the Imst district, from the 13th-century Stams Monastery with its intricate high altar to high-altitude parish churches in the Ötztal Alps. This collection highlights significant pilgrimage sites like the neo-Gothic Maria Locherboden and the hilltop St. Anthony’s in Rietz. These sites showcase centuries of Tyrolean religious history, featuring diverse styles ranging from Baroque interiors to historic Capuchin monasteries and simple mountain chapels.

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Stams Monastery

An important spiritual centre of Austria since the 13th century. Especially noteworthy is its elaborate altar with 84 graven figures.

Pfarrkirche Plangeross

Roman Catholic parish church located in the Pitztal valley.

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Pfarrkirche Mils bei Imst

Roman Catholic parish church in the Tyrolean Oberland, originally dating back to the late Gothic period with later Baroque modifications.

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Locherboden

Neo-Gothic pilgrimage church dedicated to Mary, Help of Christians, situated on a prominent plateau overlooking the Inn Valley.

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Pfarrkirche hll. Chrysanth und Daria

Roman Catholic parish church in Haiming, notable for its historic architecture and central role in the local community.

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Pfarrkirche hl. Jakob

High-altitude Roman Catholic parish church in the mountaineering village of Vent, serving the local alpine community since the 16th century.

Mariä Heimsuchung

Roman Catholic church located in Zwieselstein, featuring traditional Tyrolean ecclesiastical architecture.

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Kapuzinerkirche

Former Capuchin monastery church in Imst, part of a historic religious complex belonging to the Austria-South Tyrol province.

Lourdeskapelle

A listed historical chapel in Roppen, dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes.

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Wallfahrtskirche hl. Antonius von Padua

Baroque pilgrimage church built in the 18th century, set on a scenic hill in Rietz with views across the Inn Valley.

Bergkapelle

Small mountain chapel located in the high-altitude landscape of the Ötztal.

Pfarrkirche hl. Leonard

Roman Catholic parish church in Roppen, serving as a significant local heritage site.

Heiliger Nepomuk

A religious shrine dedicated to Saint John of Nepomuk, a patron saint of bridges and protector from floods.

Kreuzkapelle

Catholic chapel in Roppen, part of the region's network of small devotional structures.