Pfarrkirche Guntramsdorf

The Jakobuskirche stands in the centre of Guntramsdorf, a village in the Mödling district of Lower Austria. It is a Roman Catholic parish church dedicated to Saint James the Greater and protected by national heritage listing. The building replaced a church destroyed by bombing in the Second World War. The church was rebuilt between 1949 and 1952 to plans by Josef Vytiska, who gave it a broad nave under a high roof and a sturdy tower. The entrance front shows a gable framed by columns and decorated with a sgraffito of Christ the King by Karl Hauk. Inside, Hauk also created stained glass, mosaics and the Stations of the Cross. The nave is supported by concrete pillars and topped by a wooden ceiling, while the organ loft rests without columns. At the high altar a large crucifix by Gustav Resatz hangs above the congregation. It is the largest indoor crucifix in Austria. The organ, built in 1962 by M. Walcker-Mayer, has seventeen stops. The church’s interior combines modern materials with traditional craftsmanship and remains a landmark of post-war sacred architecture in the region.