St. Lawrence’s Church

The Old Parish Church of Wattens is a Roman Catholic church in Wattens, a market town in the district of Innsbruck-Land in the state of Tyrol.St. Laurentius’ old parish church is a subordinate of the Deanery of Schwaz within the Diocese of Innsbruck, with St. Laurentius as its patron saint.

In the year 1336, a church was mentioned in historical documents.Jobst Kiesel, the chief builder, began work on the Gothic church about 1495/1500.Following a fire in 1809, a classical village church with a tall north tower was built between 1810 and 1811. The church was created by architect Franz Josef Kerle and dedicated in 1820.In 1973, an external restoration was completed.

The church is located beside an old cemetery.

The church’s facade has a simple nave accented by corner ashlar strips and a high gable roof with a contoured valley.In the retracting two-bay choir, the original single-bay late Gothic choir is maintained in the first bay of the lower level. The choir has a three-sided closure and a pilaster strip construction.The lower half of the tower is decorated with corner pilasters and has a late Gothic design. The bell story is capped with a curving helmet that holds a lantern and has round-arched sound windows.The sacristy, which is linked to the southern portion of the structure, is in the Late Gothic architectural style.

Georg Schwaiger, a carpenter, created the rococo altars, pulpit, confessionals, and benches in 1810. Johann Giner the Elder sculpted the figurines.

Mathias Mauracher built the instrument in 1811, and it was later renovated in 1923.