Churches

Freistadt is a Gothic city. Over the course of time, the medieval appearance has changed of course, but the Gothic churches have remained.

Katharinenmünster

The parish church or Catherine’s Cathedral is the only five-naved basilica in Austria. The church was mentioned for the first time in a document in 1288. Originally it was a Romanesque basilica, but in the 14^th century it received its Gothic vault and buttresses.

Masses

Early morning mass      Tuesday and Friday                 7 a.m.

Morning mass              Thursday                                 9 a.m.

Evening mass               Wednesday and Saturday        7 p.m.

Sunday mass                8:30 a.m. / 10 a.m.  

Gothic Church of Our Lady (Liebfrauenkirche)

The Church of Our Lady in front of the Bohemian gate was mentioned for the first time in 1345. It burnt down in 1361 and was rebuilt, but again destroyed in 1422. The church as it is today was built in around 1450. The chancel flooded with light is especially remarkable.

 Johanneskirche

The Johanneskirche in the south of the city is Freistadt’s oldest church. It still presents Romanesque influences and functions as a baptistery church. In 1385, Hans der Taschner, a citizen of Freistadt, donated the chancel and the fixtures in the chancel, his tombstone can be found there.

Calvary Church

This Gothic church is situated in St. Peter near Freistadt and was mentioned for the first time between 1241 and 1276. St. Peter was a cemetery church of the city Freistadt. It was built as a crypt chapel for the family Zinispan. The Stations of the Cross way to Freistadt was created between 1838 and 1840.