Dom St. Martin

St. Martin's Cathedral is both the city parish church and the bishop's church of the Diocese of Eisenstadt. A chapel, already consecrated to St. Martin, stood on the site of the current cathedral as early as the mid-13th century. Construction of the present three-aisled, four-bay hall church began in the mid-15th century. A fire destroyed large parts of the church in 1589. The early Baroque reconstruction began in 1628, followed by a late Baroque furnishing phase in the 18th century. Most of the Baroque elements from this period were removed during the re-Gothicization of the church at the beginning of the 20th century. After Burgenland was elevated to the Diocese of Eisenstadt in 1960, the city parish church of Eisenstadt was designated as the bishop's church and cathedral. The Cathedral of Eisenstadt received its current appearance after further restoration and redesign work in the 1960s and 2002/03. The modern furnishings were designed by the artist Brigitte Kowanz. Beneath the presbytery is a crypt from 1716, which has served as the bishop's crypt since 1962. The crypt can be visited together with the Cathedral Museum by prior arrangement.