The best MTB trails around Obergurgl und Hochgurgl

The Timmelsjoch is an absolute highlight for me. I've always had bright sunshine and little traffic. The landscape up there is a dream.

Super beautiful panorama with breathtaking views.

Parish Church of St. John Nepomuk, Obergurgl In 1726, the inhabitants of Gurgl built their first church on the site of a small chapel and appointed a curate as their permanent pastor. Ten years later, the church was consecrated to the then canonized John Nepomuk. The patronal feast day is May 16th. In 1924, the church was renovated and enlarged according to plans by the architect Clemens Holzmeister. The present parish church still retains the old three-bay nave with round-arched windows and a barrel vault supported by stuccoed double pilasters. A wooden gallery spanned the first bay until 1998. A side chapel was added to the left of the gallery. The tower with its spire is also a remnant of the Baroque church. In 1930, Rudolf Margreiter painted the scene "Wenceslas with John Nepomuk." In the apex of the nave vault, he depicted John Nepomuk kneeling before the altar in Altbunzlau (Bohemia), and in the wide arched opening, Mary with the Child and John the Baptist appearing as intercessors. In the old building, the pulpit stands on the left side and is crowned with a group of putti holding a cross and the dove of the Holy Spirit. On the pulpit body, which is located in the round-arched niches between the pilasters supporting the surrounding entablature, are statuettes of Paul, Peter, and the Evangelist John from the 18th century. The Stations of the Cross date from the same period. In the side chapel, beneath a newly carved Rococo framed canopy, is a Pietà. In 1966, a new nave was added to the "old" church, again under the direction of Clemens Holzmeister. Paintings and sculptures from the old Baroque church were incorporated into the new building. The painting of John Nepomuk hangs on the right side altar, while the left side altar depicts the Sacrifice of the Lamb of God before the Crucified Christ and the Guardian Angel. The mountain scenery of Obergurgl can be seen in the background. The new section is dedicated to St. Paul. The Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul is celebrated on January 25th. Text / Source: Pastoral Care Unit of the Hinteres Ötztal Valley https://www.pfarre-gurgl.com/pfarre-gurgl

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There is a processional cross dating from around 1755, attributed to Joseph Götsch. There is a bell made by Jakob Graßmayr in 1726.

In the baroque three-bay nave with a barrel vault and round-arch windows there are ceiling paintings by Rudolf Margreiter from 1930. The church tower in the north has round-arch windows and a gable-pointed roof.

According to documents, a curate church was built on the site of a chapel in 1726 and consecrated in 1737 to John Nepomuk, who was canonized in 1729. In 1315, the Schwaighöfe of Gurgl were given from the original parish of Silz in the Inn Valley to the parish of Umhausen. The curate church was elevated to a parish church in 1891. The church was extended in 1924 with the architect Clemens Holzmeister to include a gallery bay and a side chapel. It was extended in 1966, again with the architect Holzmeister, with a wider, lower new building on the site of the former chancel. The extension was consecrated to St. Paul by Bishop Paulus Rusch. The people's altar stands in the transition between the old building and the new building and mass can be said in both directions. In 1998, the gallery in the old nave was demolished and a new gallery built in the extension.

The Obergurgl parish church is located in the town of Obergurgl in Gurgl in the municipality of Sölden in Tyrol. The Roman Catholic parish church of St. John Nepomuk belongs to the Silz deanery of the Diocese of Innsbruck. The highest parish church in Austria at 1927 m above sea level is a listed building (list entry).