Chapel of the Most Holy Trinity at Schloss Bruck

In terms of architecture, artistic decoration, and significance, the castle chapel occupies a special place within the entire complex. In its two-story structure, it dates back to the original construction of the castle in the third quarter of the 13th century, during the Romanesque period.

From the artistic decoration of the early period, figures of saints have been preserved in the jamb of a bricked-up window on the upper floor, among which St. Nicholas and St. Martin are recognizable.

The majority of the artistic decoration was created during the Late Gothic period. The fresco "Gnadenstuhl" in the apse was painted by the local artist Nikolaus Kenntner in 1452. Under Count Leonhard of Gorizia, the castle chapel acquired more or less the appearance that fascinates visitors to this day and creates a special atmosphere. In the 1480s, the Count commissioned the artist Simon von Taisten from the Puster Valley to embellish the sacred space. In addition to the fresco cycles in the pilgrimage church of  Our Lady of Maria-Schnee  in Obermauern (municipality of Virgen), the paintings of the chapel of Schloss Bruck are among his main works.

In the years 1560/1580, the painter Andrä Peuerweg from Lienz enriched the castle chapel with a cycle of the Passion, which he concluded with the depiction of the Last Judgment.

Today, the castle chapel is the center of exhibitions and castle tours. Couples can have a civil wedding ceremony in the unique atmosphere.