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Church

Andräkirche

Also known as St. Andrew's Church, St. Andrä

Andraekirche dome and basilica roof rising above Neustadt rooftops at dusk in Salzburg
Twin towers with green pavilion roofs and gold crosses on the Andrakirche in Salzburg with the snowy Gaisberg behindTwin-towered Andraekirche with Gaisberg mountain rising above Salzburg Neustadt.Andrakirche twin Gothic revival towers with red clocks rising above Mirabell roof in Salzburg.Sunrise light behind a figurative sculpture with the Andraekirche towers in Salzburg Neustadt.
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  1. Andraekirche dome and basilica roof rising above Neustadt rooftops at dusk in Salzburg (1 / 8)
  2. Twin towers with green pavilion roofs and gold crosses on the Andrakirche in Salzburg with the snowy Gaisberg behind (2 / 8)
  3. Twin-towered Andraekirche with Gaisberg mountain rising above Salzburg Neustadt. (3 / 8)
  4. Andrakirche twin Gothic revival towers with red clocks rising above Mirabell roof in Salzburg. (4 / 8)
  5. Sunrise light behind a figurative sculpture with the Andraekirche towers in Salzburg Neustadt. (5 / 8)
  6. Horse drawn fiaker carriage passing Andrakirche twin towers on Mirabellplatz in Salzburg. (6 / 8)
  7. Three pointed arches frame the entrance of Andraekirche with stained glass visible in Salzburg. (7 / 8)
  8. Twin-towered Andrakirche stands above Mirabell quarter rooftops with Hauptbahnhof beyond in Salzburg. (8 / 8)
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Andraekirche dome and basilica roof rising above Neustadt rooftops at dusk in Salzburg
Twin towers with green pavilion roofs and gold crosses on the Andrakirche in Salzburg with the snowy Gaisberg behind
Twin-towered Andraekirche with Gaisberg mountain rising above Salzburg Neustadt.
Andrakirche twin Gothic revival towers with red clocks rising above Mirabell roof in Salzburg.
Sunrise light behind a figurative sculpture with the Andraekirche towers in Salzburg Neustadt.
Horse drawn fiaker carriage passing Andrakirche twin towers on Mirabellplatz in Salzburg.
Three pointed arches frame the entrance of Andraekirche with stained glass visible in Salzburg.
Twin-towered Andrakirche stands above Mirabell quarter rooftops with Hauptbahnhof beyond in Salzburg.

Snapshot

The neo-Gothic church on Mirabellplatz, directly facing Mirabell Palace. It replaced a much older St. Andrew’s, was badly damaged by bombs in the Second World War, and today serves Salzburg’s Croatian community. On Thursday mornings the Schranne market fills the square in front of it.

The Story

The first St. Andrew’s stood on the Platzl, where Linzergasse and Steingasse meet. The great fire of 1818 left it badly damaged, and after a long public argument the city tore down what remained in 1861 to widen the road.

Its replacement went up on Mirabellplatz in the neo-Gothic style and was consecrated in 1898. Its two towers, 61 metres high, gave the right bank a mark on the skyline that owed nothing to the baroque.

Bombs badly damaged the church in the Second World War, and it was rebuilt after the war in a simpler form. A renovation from 1969 replaced the pointed spires with low pyramid roofs and gave the front its light grey and white, which is why the church looks plainer today than its style would suggest.

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Fresh bread at the Schranne Salzburg marketmarket

Schranne Salzburg

Salzburg's most atmospheric weekly market. Thursday mornings at the Andräkirche. Regional farmers and producers. Vegetables, eggs, cheese, bread, honey, flowers. The genuine feel of a provincial Austrian market that happens to be in a beautiful city.

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  • Kollegienkirche baroque facade and dome rise above Altstadt rooftops at dusk in Salzburg

    All 22 Churches of the Old Town

    The old town is about 1.5 square kilometres and has 22 churches. This is the order I would walk them, from Holy Trinity on Makartplatz across both banks and up two city mountains to St. Sebastian. Three to four hours, and you see every corner of the old town on the way.

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