!!!Pfarrwerfen

Pfarrwerfen, province of Salzburg, municipality in the district of 
St. Johann, alt. 553 m, pop. 2,040, area 
38.15 km%%sup 2/%, bi-seasonal tourist resort (72,375 overnight 
stays in 1992) on the River Salzach, in the southern foothills of 
Tennengebirge Mountains, in the northern Pongau area. - Engine fitting 
shop, timber mill. - Supposedly Roman postal waystation 
"Vocario", documented mention in 1074; called St. Cyriak 
until the 19%%sup th/%  century. Late Gothic basilican parish church 
with late Gothic frescoes, glass paintings by A. Birkle (1952-1959) 
and 3 Gothic winged altarpieces; old Pongau farmhouses (some from the 
16%%sup th/% /17%%sup th/%  centuries).

!Literature
Gemeinde Pfarrwerfen (ed.), Pfarrwerfen, 1074-1974, 
Festschrift, 1974.


%%language
[Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Pfarrwerfen|class='wikipage austrian']
%%

[{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}]
[{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]