Photo: Tourismusverband Feldbach

Der bunteste Kirchturm der Welt

Feldbach, Styria

At 72 meters high and with its unique colorfulness, the church tower of Feldbach is unmissable. The tower, which was blown up on May 8, 1945, was replaced in 1963/64 by the current concrete church tower (designed by Eberhard Jäger). The tower was built in 26 days using the so-called "sliding formwork system," which required continuous work day and night. Due to this then-new technique, there are no joints, and the surface is completely smooth. The tower clock was the largest in Austria at the time. In 1988, the characteristic colorful painting was applied according to the design of the artist Gustav Troger. This was under the motto "Many colors - one tower, many people - one parish." It was carried out with great participation from the population of Feldbach. The new church tower thus established itself as another landmark of the city of Feldbach. In 2017, the 30-year anniversary was taken as an opportunity to restore the church tower and let the colors shine brightly and colorfully again. Accompanied by the Federal Monuments Office and the episcopal building authority, the largely regional companies began the work. According to Gustav Troger's specifications, 7000 color fields were painted with 38 different colors. The church tower is an eye-catcher in the midst of the cultural and shopping city of Feldbach.