Churches & monasteries. In the Hall-Wattens region

The Marienbasilika and the St. Magdalena monastery in Halltal are both located in Absam. Both are also among our places of power in the Hall-Wattens region. Explore these special places and come to rest.

The parish church of St. Laurentius and the Anna Church are located in Baumkirchen. While the St. Laurentius parish church dates back to 1310 and was built in the Gothic style, the Anna church dates back to 1650 and was built in the early Baroque style.

The parish church, which was built in 1933 in just 99 days by the inhabitants of Fritzen in place of the neo-Gothic church, houses the charitable "Fritzen Head", which came from a destroyed crucifix or a "Lord in Misery". It was pulled out of the Inn by fishermen in 1637 and later transferred to the parish church. Most of the sculptures were made by local woodcarver Hans Kirchmayer from Mils. The four bells were cast by the company Graßmayr and consecrated in 1948. The painter Franz Xaver Fuchs painted the ceiling paintings in the church in 1936.

The tranquil village of Gnadenwald has the parish church of St. Michael, the monastery of St. Martin and the Maria Schutz chapel on the high plateau near the Walder Alm. Pilgrimage routes such as the Way of St. James lead through Gnadenwald and make this place a very special spot in the Hall-Wattens region.

Hall in Tirol boasts a large number of churches and special church towers. In addition to the parish church of St. Nikolaus, Hall is also home to the Damenstift convent, the Jesuit church and the Magdalenenkapelle chapel. All of these can also be visited on a guided tour of the town.

The first documented mention of the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary dates back to 1215. The parish church was destroyed in a fire in 1791. Reconstruction began in 1792 and the consecration took place in 1804. Renovations and restorations were carried out in 1908, 1964 and 1976/77. Despite these alterations, the late Baroque impression has been preserved. The interior of the church is characterized by neoclassical changes. Rudolf Margreiter created the ceiling frescoes in 1907.

The parish church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary was first mentioned in a document in 1244. However, the patron saint of the parish church indicates an older age, which was confirmed by archaeological excavations during the restoration of the church in 1986. There is evidence of an early Christian place of worship in the area of today's presbytery dating back to the 5th century

The parish church of St. Thomas in Tulfur was first mentioned in a document from the Wilten Abbey archives in 1332. In 1333, the "pro Capella S. Thomae" was granted an indulgence of 40 days and the cemetery was consecrated in 1486. The current tower was built in 1718, while the church itself is late Gothic.

The interior was redesigned in 1766/67. The ceiling fresco and the altarpiece, which are the work of the famous Baroque painter Martin Knoller, date from this period.
Between 1977 and 1988, the Karlskirche was renovated at a cost of 33 million schillings and is now one of the most beautiful churches located directly on a highway.

"We have been very lucky here in Wattens. We should thank God for it and build him a beautiful church". These words were spoken by company founder Daniel Swarovski I on his deathbed, and in accordance with his wish, construction of a church began in 1954. The timelessly modern church on the generously designed Marienplatz was completed in 1958 and consecrated to the Immaculate Conception of Mary.