Attraction Chapel Kreithkapelle

The Kreith Chapel, a Marian chapel, was built in 1634 right after the plague. 

Description

The Kreith Chapel, a chapel dedicated to Mary, was built in 1634 right after the plague. It was constructed as a simple bark hut in fulfillment of a vow in gratitude for being spared from the plague: A young girl, the only member of her family to survive, lived in a bark hut at the very site of the present chapel. In 1637, the builders transformed the simple bark hut into a "real" masonry chapel. In 1929, it was renovated by a descendant of the builder, Matthias Neuner (Knechtler).

The chapel, which stands on the main connecting road between Leutasch and Seefeld, has gradually sunk lower due to the increasing height of the road surface. Therefore, today one must go down several steps.

In 1995, the Kreith Chapel was completely rebuilt by the Rauth family (Geggeler). After statues were stolen, the original altar painting depicting the Last Judgment is no longer in the chapel. It is kept by descendants of the Knechtlers.
Inscriptions in the chapel reference the vow: "From plague, hunger, and war, spare us, O Lord," and remind of moderation in life: "Whoever withstands this judgment, joyfully goes to heaven; those who always have with pleasure and joy, will be like me reproached" (1634). Above the entrance, Matthias Neuner (Knechtl) had the beautiful verse from Friedrich Wilhelm Weber's "Dreizehnlinden" inscribed during the renovation in 1929: "Trembling in the midst of life, we are surrounded by death, a shadow of clouds drifts by – that is human life." This was because he liked the verse so much and was also contemplating emigrating to the Tyrolean settlement Dreizehnlinden in Brazil.

As this chapel is very small, it does not provide space for a devotion.