church in St. Wolfgang

Kalvarienberg Church

The Kalvarienberg Church in Sankt Wolfgang is a hilltop chapel above the Wolfgangsee pilgrimage town, reached by a way-of-the-cross path (Kreuzweg) through the forest.

Hilltop chapel above Sankt Wolfgang reached by a way-of-the-cross path (Kreuzweg) through forest, with panoramic views over the Wolfgangsee from the summit. The Kalvarienberg chapel model, a walk-in Passion reenactment with stations leading to a Golgotha chapel, was a Counter-Reformation devotional standard that spread across Catholic Central Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries. Free access; combine with the Pacher altarpiece inside the main pilgrimage church at the lakeside.

Type
church
Destination
St. Wolfgang
Cost
Free to visit
Address
5360 Sankt Wolfgang
Coordinates
47.1662, 14.6670