Saint Leopold III Church

The parish church of Vorderstoder stands in the Upper Austrian village of Vorderstoder, a late-Gothic building dedicated to Saint Leopold. It belongs to the deanery of Windischgarsten in the diocese of Linz and is protected as a listed monument. The church was consecrated in 1507 after its late-Gothic construction.

The interior features a single nave with three bays and a two-bay choir vaulted in net ribs, ending in a three-sided apse. The high altar, made between 1745 and 1746, includes statues by Ignaz Mähl and paintings by Martin Johann Schmidt, restored in 1958. Side altars from 1705 and 1706, a pulpit from 1707, and two paintings of the Fourteen Holy Helpers and Saint Leonard complete the furnishings.

Outside, a small spire rises above the west roof, while the north door shows carved tracery in pointed form. The only surviving bell dates from 1401. Inside, the walls carry the marks of centuries, from the roughened bases of the round piers to the delicate rib patterns overhead.