Filialkirche hl. Valentin, Valentinhaft

The Catholic branch church of St Valentine stands on a high terrace above the village of Valentinhaft in Munderfing, Braunau district, Upper Austria. It is a small late-Gothic single-nave church with a four-storey west tower, a slightly recessed choir and a sacristy added in the 18th century. The building has been protected as a listed monument since the 19th century. The church is linked to Saint Wolfgang, who is said to have lived here between 974 and 976. A stone with an arm-thick hole under the stairs is said to be where he pushed the church door open and shut. The church was first mentioned in 1179, rebuilt in the 15th century, closed by Joseph II in 1786 and restored several times, most recently in the 1960s and 2000s. Inside, the nave has a two-bay ribbed vault with Baroque stucco ribs from the early 17th century. The choir preserves a late-Gothic net-ribbed vault dated 1455. The west gallery, with turned columns and cherub capitals, dates from the early 18th century. The early-Baroque high altar of 1646 and the organ from about 1650–60 are notable fittings, along with two bells transferred from Munderfing parish church.