Neuberg Minster

This imposing church - the minster which is nowadays also called the "village cathedral" – is not only for art connoisseurs an admirable building. This earliest unified hall construction of the Austrian Gothic architecture owns the biggest wooden roof truss of all Austrian churches.

Where the interior does not stem from the Gothic era, like the famous Neuberg Madonna and some paintings, it mainly dates back to Baroque times. Particularly noteworthy is also the Renaissance high altar. The cloyster with its paintings of 38 abbots is equally worth seeing as the chapter house with the benefactor sepulchre. Here the mortal remains of Duke Otto the Cheerful and his family rest in peace.

The chapter house may be the location where the Neuberg separation contract was signed on the 25th of September 1379 between the brothers Duke Albrecht III and Duke Leopold III. After the dissolution of the cloister the church "Maria Himmelfahrt" took over the tasks of this church. However, like the minster itself it remained state property.

1981 the parish was able to acquire the church, cloyster, chapter house, dormitory and refectory with all its adjoining rooms. From 1955 onwards with the help of the Federal Monuments Office renovation works were constantly undertaken which with the change of property ownership has been encouraged even further.
Amongst others, the voluminous programme proposed the renovation of the inner rooms, the correction and reconditioning of the facades, new re-roofing of the north side of the church, the restoration of the abbots' paintings in the cloyster, the repair works and enhancement of the organ as well as the maintenance of roof.

The whole scheme was completed successfully.

The cultural days in Neuberg probably count as the most attractive summer music festivals. Every year numerous exhibitions, seminar and concerts take place in the magnificent Gothic Neuberg Minster.