Our Lady of Help Chapel in Durnwald (“s’Keiler Kirchl”)

Description

Our Lady of Help Chapel in Durnwald, known locally as “s’Keiler Kirchl”, has Romanesque origins. The entrance arch bears the date 1685 and the tower 1686. A valuable Romanesque crucifix with four nails was removed for safekeeping and now hangs in St Nicholas Parish Church in Pichl. Above the altar are stucco reliefs of eight saints. The chapel’s patronal feast falls on 5 August, the feast of Our Lady of the Snows.

Arrival

The chapel is located in Durnwald in Pichl in the Gsiesertal Valley.

By bus:

Stop: Außerpichl

Bus line 441

Public transport

Train and bus: www.altoadigemobilita.info

Bus line 441

Parking

Parking: Gsiesertal Valley – Pichl, village centre.