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Filialkirche hl. Ägid in Dellach, Hermagor

Filialkirche hl. Ägid in Dellach, Hermagor

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The small Gothic parish church of Dellach stands in the village of the same name, part of Hermagor municipality in Carinthia. It is dedicated to Saint Giles and belongs to the Mellweg parish. First mentioned in 1338, the building combines a slender nave with a three-eighths apse and a later Baroque southern extension.

Inside, a basket-arched opening links the nave with the south aisle. Both spaces have flat ceilings, while the choir is vaulted with a star-shaped rib pattern and marked by a keystone bearing the name Maria. A round-arched door in the south wall leads to the sacristy. The west gallery opens through a round arch into the tower, whose onion dome and lantern crown the south-west corner.

The high altar, dating from the late 17th century, carries a central figure of Saint Giles flanked by Saints Andrew and Ambrose, topped by a crucifix. A painted panel in the west gable shows a crowned woman receiving a crown from an angel, surrounded by scenes of daily trades. The north wall holds a Marian altar with a Madonna and Child, flanked by Saints Thomas and Sylvester, crowned by Saint Sebastian.

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