!!!Münzkirchen

Muenzkirchen, Upper Austria, market town in the district of 
Schaerding, alt. 486 m, pop. 2,522, area 21.05 km%%sup 2/%, 
in the Sauwald region, northeast of Schaerding. - Highway maintenance 
depot, day-care centre of the "Lebenshilfe" association (engaged in 
"life-counselling"); sportswear production, construction industry, 
warehouse. - Parish church with Gothic core, redecorated in Baroque 
style, on the Baroque high altar from 1761, Gothic statue of the 
Virgin (alterations), Rococo pulpit (1766); Baroque filial church of 
St. Sebastian (1635), enlarged 1729, with magnificent high altar 
(1635-1640) and Gothic crucifix (early 15%%sup th/%  century).


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