Outside the Catholic Church of Hallstatt
I was exploring a quaint cemetery overlooking the village of Hallstatt. In Europe, where there is a cemetery, there will be usually be a church attached to it. Actually, it would be more accurate the other way around, the church would have a cemetery attached to it. Curiously, I couldn’t find the name of the church here. All I know is that this is a Catholic church. It occupies a spot overlooking the village. What can’t be see from here is the giant mural on the side of the church. This can be seen from the village though. It was a quiet morning and I thought to pay the church a visit before I move on.
Inside the Catholic Church of Hallstatt
As you might expect, the church is small. It is good enough to serve the spiritual needs to the village. The inside also looks rather old. From what I read, this church was built in the 1500s which explains the interiors of the church. However, it was renovated fairly recently. The church is known for four paintings which were stolen back in 1987. They were then recovered thirty one years later. Why people would steal from a church is beyond me. At least they managed to take care of the paintings and they kept in relatively good condition.
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