Photo: Tourismusverband Oststeiermark · Robert Hahn

Pfarrkirche Stubenberg

Stubenberg, Styria

The parish church of St. Nikolaus in Stubenberg was newly built between 1758 and 1760, replacing a small medieval church. The building is a work by the Graz master builder Joseph Hueber, the builder of the Weizberg Basilica. Numerous tombstones of local nobles from the surrounding castles and palaces have been preserved both outside and inside. On the south side is the red marble stone that Hans Eybenstock from Salzburg created for Hanns Drachsler auf Neuhaus, who died in 1454. The baroque bell tower of the church was extended in 1907 with a new tall spire, modeled after Pischelsdorf. It was planned by Johann Pascher, as was the tomb of the Counts Tacoli from 1911 on the east side of the church. The five bronze bells from the Grassmayr foundry in Innsbruck produce a powerful peal; the largest bell was only installed in 1971, while the other bells date from 1949. Above the main entrance is a modern mosaic by Rudolf Huszar depicting the patron saint of the church.