church in Filzmoos

Wallfahrtskirche Filzmooser Kindl

The Filzmooser Kindl is one of the few pilgrimage sites in the Alps where the focal object is a 15th-century wooden Christ child figure rather than a Madonna image. Kindl means "child" in Austrian dialect. The church itself dates from 1479, set in the ski and hiking village of Filzmoos in the Salzburg Pongau, surrounded by the Gosaukamm limestone peaks.

The Wallfahrtskirche Filzmooser Kindl is a Gothic pilgrimage church from 1479 in the ski and hiking village of Filzmoos, Pongau. The focal object is an unusual 15th-century carved wooden Christ child figure rather than a Madonna, which distinguishes it from most alpine pilgrimage churches. Filzmoos is about 70km south of Salzburg; free entry. Combine with hiking in the nearby Gosaukamm limestone peaks.

Type
church
Destination
Filzmoos
Cost
Free to visit
Founded
1479
Era
Medieval
Address
5532 Filzmoos
Coordinates
47.4330, 13.5182
Official website
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