Pfarrkirche Haiming

The parish church of Haiming stands in the centre of the village of Haiming in the Upper Inn Valley. Built as a Gothic hall church, it is dedicated to Saints Chrysanthus and Daria and protected as a listed monument. The churchyard is surrounded by a low stone wall, with mature linden trees shading the paths. Its history goes back to a 14th-century dedication by Bishop Albert of Godenzo, and later documents show how the building was enlarged and embellished over the centuries. A lightning strike in 1599 damaged the north tower, and after a fire in 1761 the vault ribs were removed. In 1891 it became an independent parish, and in 1907–08 the architect Peter von Stadl returned the church to its Gothic appearance. Inside, the four-bay nave and choir carry ribbed barrel vaults from the 19th-century restoration. Late-Gothic wall paintings survive on the north wall, while the south wall shows Anna selbdritt dated 1511. The high altar is neogothic, with figures of the patron saints and fine reliefs by Adolf Vogl. The two side altars, one by Klemens Raffeiner, complete the furnishings beneath a west gallery supported on stone columns.