Mauer bei Melk

More information are present on the German side.

History

The designations muri, ad mura, apud mura or the German designations Mour or Mower already are since 11th and 12th century admits. In the year 1083 the village and 1096 the church are mentioned for the first time as establishment. This reminds clearly of wall remainders, probably Roman, which had been noticeable to the medieval settlers. The church and parish Mauer go back into the early settlement history of the Dunkelsteinerwald. - The powerful counts von Formbach created it 1096 and around 1110 to pin the Göttweig transferred.

Economics and infrastructure

The place is a part of the market municipality Dunkelsteinerwald, which maintains a local building with fire department, municipal office and register office in the center. Some farmer yards lend a certain coinage to the place. Since there are only one baker's shop and small individual enterprise, and which are difficult local structure of the municipality, the place orients itself strongly to the neighbour municipality Loosdorf. The local centre was extended only in the latter few decades substantially, by the Kernsiedlung where many recent families a single family house established itself. The meaning of the place is connected substantially with the meaning of the carving altar, why the church is here particularly worth mentioning.

Buildings

Church pilgrimage church Mauer bei Melk, inkorporiert the Benedictines abbey Goettweig of the oldest building of churches, is today nothing more received. Possibly this church was a timber construction, as is reported in the Vita Altmanni. The possessions of the parish Mauer, became in 14th and 15th century increases. From this time the oldest part of the parish church probably comes. Probably around 1300 the two side ships were cultivated. Only in late 15. Century was added the high choir. The church should in 15. Century to be more largely developed, but the reformation defeated further building activity, because the Mr. von Albrechtsberg, who belonged to the promoters, who had accepted new teachings. In the last building phase the gothic tower was established. At the same time with the choir developed the old vestry, in extension of the northern side ship. In the baroque time the equipment of the church was renewed.