Pfarrkirche St. Nikolaus

The parish of Mauthausen has belonged to St. Florian Abbey since 1122. Originally, it was a pastoral care center of the neighboring parish of Ried/Riedmark. Mauthausen became an independent parish in 1613 and has been looked after by the canons of St. Florian Abbey ever since.During renovation work in 1982, the foundations of a Romanesque church and remnants of an early Gothic apse were discovered. The current church is a two-nave late Gothic hall church with a sandstone rib vault. The construction period extends over the 15th century. In 1708, the church was partially Baroque-ized, and Baroque altars were installed.The high altar with tabernacle is for us believers a sign of God's presence in our midst. At the end of the 18th century, the renowned Baroque painter Johann Martin Schmidt, known as "Kremser Schmidt," created the following paintings for the high altar, corresponding to the festive seasons:Annunciation (Advent), Birth of Christ (Christmas), Resurrection (Easter), Last Supper (Maundy Thursday, Corpus Christi). Two other interchangeable paintings - St. Nicholas and The Crucified - come from the workshop of Kremser Schmidt. The Assumption of Mary and the Pentecost painting were painted in the 19th century.Motorway exit Enns, then towards Mauthausen