The parish church in Traunkirchen contains the Fischerkanzel (Fisherman’s Pulpit), a 1753 Baroque carved wooden pulpit shaped as a boat with the apostles hauling in a miraculous fish catch, one of the most unusual pieces of religious furniture in Austria. Free entry. The church is on the Salzkammergut railway between Gmunden and Bad Ischl. The peninsula setting on the Traunsee, Austria’s deepest lake, makes the fishing imagery unusually literal.
church in Traunkirchen
Pfarrkirche Traunkirchen
The parish church of Traunkirchen contains the Fischerkanzel, a carved wooden pulpit from 1753 shaped as a boat with the apostles hauling in a miraculous catch of fish, which is one of the most unusual pieces of Baroque religious furniture in Austria.
- Type
- church
- Destination
- Traunkirchen
- Cost
- Free to visit
- Founded
- 11th century
- Era
- Medieval
- Address
- Klosterplatz 1, 4801 Traunkirchen, 4801 Traunkirchen
- Coordinates
- 47.8458, 13.7917
- Official website
- Visit website