Holy Trinity Chapel

In the 17th century, the worship of the Holy Trinity was particularly popular, especially because of the plague epidemics that were rampant at the time. In Lauffen, where there was supposedly also a pilgrimage to the Holy Trinity, besides the Trinity group from 1637 in the chapel, the chapel itself commemorates that pilgrimage.

The chapel, according to oral tradition, was built in 1694. At the same time, the plague-memorializing Sebastian's Chapel near the cemetery on the outskirts of Ischl was donated. Both chapels perhaps owe their origins to a rampant chickenpox epidemic from 1693 to 1695.

In the 20th century, the street level was raised, so today you have to go down a few steps to get to the chapel. During the restorations in 1972 and 1983, the interior of the chapel was simplified.

The rather large, square building has a strongly curved shingle tent roof and opens up to the street with a large round arch. The plaster structure probably dates from the end of the 18th century. Inside the chapel, noteworthy are the cross vault and the Holy Trinity picture (picture: Mercy Seat, probably from the 19th century).