Places of interest

Bärnstattkapelle - St. Leonhard Kapelle

A small, white church stands idyllically in a green meadow. In the background, majestic mountains can be seen, and the sky is clear.

A bright church with wooden pews and a beautiful altar. Religious pictures and a cross hang on the walls.

A small, white church surrounded by greenery and trees. The sky is blue with a few clouds.

Hinterstein 27
6351 Scheffau am Wilden Kaiser

Address

Bärnstattkapelle

Hinterstein 27

6351 Scheffau am Wilden Kaiser

+43 5358 8332

claudia.turner@aon.at

pfarre.scheffau.net

Description

The pilgrimage church is on the road to Hintersteiner See. The small chapel next to it is the original chapel of grace, which was built in 1693. In 1765 the miraculous image was transferred to the new chapel. The Stations of the Cross pictures date from 1767. For centuries, people from near and far found comfort and help in the Bärnstatt chapel. Numerous votive tablets in the church bear witness to this.

In 1954 the outside of the chapel was renovated. In 1994 the gallery was installed and the interior renovated.

The annual Leonhardi pilgrimage on November 6th, where St....