Evang. Pfarrkirche Bad Hofgastein

The Evangelical Heilskirche stands in the spa town of Bad Hofgastein, a valley settlement in the Salzburg Alps. Built in 1959–60 by architect Kurt Glondys, it replaced earlier clandestine Protestant gatherings that began with miners in the 16th century. Martin Lodinger, a mine owner advised by Martin Luther, left in 1533, and later exiles returned only after the 1868 Christophoruskirche opened in nearby Bad Gastein. The church is a single-nave building in the Heimatstil, using alpine forms and a pitched roof. Its asymmetrical façade carries a projecting gable roof over a circular window and a small bell tower. To one side is a round-arched entrance hall, while behind the altar the choir windows were designed by Erli Beutel-Windischbauer and the baptism window by Rosita Magnus. A later extension houses a community centre alongside the original parish house. Inside, plain white walls focus attention on the stained-glass windows and the simple altar. The circular window above the entrance and the side hall admit soft mountain light. Outside, the building sits among late-19th-century spa villas, linking modern worship with the town’s healing tradition.