The parish church of St. Matthew also offers guided tours with crypt viewing.

The Murau parish church is one of the earliest and most interesting Gothic sacred buildings in Styria. It dates back to the foundation of Otto II of Liechtenstein, the then landlord of Murau.

Construction was begun in 1284 above the town, halfway up the southern slope of the Schlossberg. In 1296 the consecration in honor of St. Matthew took place, but the final completion of the building was delayed for several years.

In 1311, the will of the founder reports that at that time the church building, a cruciform basilica with a soaring choir and a heavy, stone crossing tower, was not yet completely finished. Late Gothic additions and extensions from the first half of the 17th century - when, after the extinction of the House of Liechtenstein-Murau, the dominion passed to the House of the later Princes Schwarzenberg - bear witness to building changes and additions, which, however, in no way changed the basic character of the early Gothic building.

From 1939 to 1947, the interior of the church was restored with the uncovering of numerous frescoes. A thorough exterior renovation was carried out in 1971, and in 1985 the restoration of the church interior was completed, with the uncovering of the old Liechtenstein crypt under the northern transept. In addition, a new stone popular altar was installed at that time.
In 1996, in the course of the 700th anniversary of the church, the local artist Hans Schattner, in cooperation with the then chaplain Dr. Markus Plöbst, created a modern Stations of the Cross for the town parish church.

In 2006, the church was again renovated on the outside. This gave it back its original Gothic color scheme (white-red).

Accessible all year round!

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