Church of Saint Gallen, Weer, Tyrol, Austria.

Church of Saint Gallen,

Weer, Tyrol, Austria.

Photo: 2025.

Illustration and Text: 

MUSEUM WITH NO FRONTIERS

Architecture: 

Johann Michael Umhauser (1731–1784).

Frescos and Altarpieces: 

Franz Anton Zeiller (1716–1794).

Parish of Kolsass/Fiecht Monastery.

History:

Weer, first elevated to the status of a Parish in 

1954, was originally a Branch of the Parish of Kolsass and 

under the administration of Fiecht Monastery, near Schwaz.

The first Church, belonging to a farm, dates from the 

8th-Century A.D. It is assumed that a new building was erected in the 13th-Century. In the last third of the 

15th-Century, a larger Late-Gothic Church was erected.

 

The Master Builder, who long remained unknown, 

has now been identified as Michael Umlauf.

Source: [https://baroqueart.museumwnf.org/database_

item.php?id=monument;BAR;at;Mon11;22;en&cp]