!!!Pustritz

Pustritz, Carinthia, scattered houses in the district of Voelkermarkt, 
alt. 785 m, situated north of Griffen; cadastral community 
belonging tot he market town of Griffen. Parish and pilgrimage church 
Mariae Himmelfahrt (dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin 
Mary) (first documented mention in 1196, redone in the late Gothic 
style from 1430 until approx. 1500) with wall paintings (1480) and a 
richly ornamented Baroque high altar (dating from the first half of 
the 17%%sup th/%  century) with portals used during the offertory 
procession and a late Gothic Madonna (around 1500), auxiliary altar 
with a figure of St. Catherine, linen epitaph (1595) of the Proedl 
family; presbytery (formerly Proedl Castle, 16%%sup th/%  century).


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