--- title: Pfarrkirche St. Stefan url: "https://www.muehlviertel.at/en/oesterreich-poi/detail/401779/pfarrkirche-st-stefan.html" description: Worth seeing is our church, which was built in 1147 and is one of the few examples of the transition from Gothic to Renaissance. date: 2025-04-24 modified: 2025-11-13 --- # Pfarrkirche St. Stefan Pfarrkirche St. Stefan ======================== St. Stefan-Afiesl, Oberösterreich, Österreich ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/205759/F5268F27482E775819CB21BC22DF4C73147A634F58218E25CFA95251DF1EA621/pfarrkirche-st-stefan-am-walde.jpg) ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/205760/9A5009C4A39EC771673F2AD07F98D7C34E80FB41F1269C9F230CAE42F25634C4/pfarrkirche-st-stefan-am-walde.jpg) © Open copyright © Gemeinde St. Stefan Close copyright [ ![The parish church in St. Stefan am Walde](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/205759/F5268F27482E775819CB21BC22DF4C73147A634F58218E25CFA95251DF1EA621/pfarrkirche-st-stefan-am-walde.jpg "© Gemeinde St. Stefan") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/205759/F5268F27482E775819CB21BC22DF4C73147A634F58218E25CFA95251DF1EA621/pfarrkirche-st-stefan-am-walde.jpg) © Open copyright © Gemeinde St. Stefan Close copyright [ ![The parish church of St. Stefan am Wald was purposefully built on this place of power.](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/205760/9A5009C4A39EC771673F2AD07F98D7C34E80FB41F1269C9F230CAE42F25634C4/pfarrkirche-st-stefan-am-walde.jpg "© Gemeinde St. Stefan") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/205760/9A5009C4A39EC771673F2AD07F98D7C34E80FB41F1269C9F230CAE42F25634C4/pfarrkirche-st-stefan-am-walde.jpg) 1. 2. St. Stefan am Walde 11 4170 St. Stefan-Afiesl [ open in Google Maps ](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=St.%20Stefan%20am%20Walde%2011%2C%204170%20St.%20Stefan-Afiesl "Link will open in a new window") [ Open in Apple Maps ](https://maps.apple.com/place?address=St.%20Stefan%20am%20Walde%2011%2C%204170%20St.%20Stefan-Afiesl "Link will open in a new window") ![](https://static.ecmaps.de/staticmap.jpg?experience=webarchitektur-meta&lat=48.567548772570582&lon=14.102507829666138&width=991&height=450&project=ttg-basemap&zoom=2000&server=meta.tourdata.at) Worth seeing is our church, which was built in 1147 and is one of the few examples of the transition from Gothic to Renaissance. The origin story The "Stefanstritt", 500 m from the town center, is the site of a famous legend - When the little church of St. Stefan was to be built, the builders agreed on a place on the Stefinger Bachl. They started working. The next morning, however, her work was destroyed. While they were rebuilding it during the day, it was destroyed at night. Then one day Saint Stephen appeared to the builders in the form of a carpenter. He asked them to build the little church wherever he hurled his hatchet. He took a carpenter's ax and hurled it high over the treetops. The carpenters followed the instructions. And so the church stands today in the place that St. Stephen had chosen. It was dedicated to him. The deepening in the rock next to the old border mark is interpreted as a sign of this mystical phenomenon: it is said to be the imprint of the foot of St. Stephen. Since the devil could not prevent the construction of the church, he wanted at least to keep people from going to church at the "devil's seat" not far from the "stefan". [ Contact ](#ttgCollapseKontakt) ---------------------------------- **Pfarrkirche St. Stefan** St. Stefan am Walde 11 4170 St. Stefan-Afiesl Phone [ +43 7216 4410 ](tel:+4372164410) E-Mail [pfarre.ststefan.walde@dioezese-linz.at](#mailto) Web [www.dioezese-linz.at/pfarre/4361](https://www.dioezese-linz.at/pfarre/4361 "New window") https://www.dioezese-linz.at/pfarre/4361 --- **Contact person** Mag. Reinhold Neubauer St. Stefan am Walde 11 4170 St. Stefan-Afiesl Phone [ +43 7216 4410 ](tel:+4372164410) E-Mail [pfarre.ststefan.walde@dioezese-linz.at](#mailto) Web [www.dioezese-linz.at/pfarre/4361](https://www.dioezese-linz.at/pfarre/4361 "New window") --- **Legal contact information** St. Stefan am Walde 11 AT-4170 St. Stefan-Afiesl pfarre.ststefan.walde@dioezese-linz.at https://www.dioezese-linz.at/pfarre/4361 --- **We speak the following languages** German English [ Opening hours ](#ttgCollapseOeffnungszeiten) ------------------------------------------------ daily from approx. 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. - opened daily [ Arrival ](#ttgCollapseAnreise) ---------------------------------- **Parking**- Parking space: 20 - Parking area for disabled: 1 - Bus parking space: 1 [ Equipment ](#ttgCollapseAusstattung) ---------------------------------------- **Other infrastructure**WC facilities: the public WC is located on the first floor of the municipal office **Service** **Guided tour**on request [ Prices ](#ttgCollapsePreise) -------------------------------- - voluntary contribution [ Suitability ](#ttgCollapseEignung) -------------------------------------- - All weather - Suitable for groups - Suitable for schools - Suitable for kids (all ages) - Suitable for pushchairs - Suitable for single travelers - Suitable for friends - Suitable for couples - Suitable for children **Season**- Spring - Summer - Autumn - Winter [ Accessibility ](#ttgCollapseBarrierefreiheit) ------------------------------------------------- Somewhat suitable for wheelchairs: Assistance is sometimes necessary. The measurements do not (fully) conform to the legally stipulated ÖNORM. [ Discover more ](#ttgCollapseMeineEmpfehlungen) -------------------------------------------------- [ © Open copyright © Copyright: Raiffeisen Bank Close copyright ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/660x495/199081/204FF0F426E26278962B3631F7CEA231CB13C78002B2CBEB564635A1EE4F285E/raiffeisen-bank.png "Raiffeisen Bank (© Copyright: Raiffeisen Bank)") Raiffeisenbank St. Stefan ](https://www.muehlviertel.at/en/our-communities/oesterreich-poi/detail/106518/raiffeisenbank-st-stefan.html) [ E-Ladestation Ortplatz Gemeindeamt St.Stefan-Afiesl ](https://www.muehlviertel.at/en/our-communities/oesterreich-poi/detail/430015199/e-ladestation-ortplatz-gemeindeamt-st-stefan-afiesl.html) [ © Open copyright © Copyright: Madlmayr Close copyright ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/660x495/215367/1CF20A7489C8A5A39592F2150458379C162A7B3ED2AD18FE1F5F15DF9756BA1C/kraftplatz-stefanstritt.jpg "Power place "Stefanstritt" (© Copyright: Madlmayr)") Power place "Stefanstritt" ](https://www.muehlviertel.at/en/our-communities/oesterreich-poi/detail/430015224/power-place-stefanstritt.html) [ © Open copyright © Copyright: Madlmayr Franz Close copyright ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/660x495/215373/0AE11E8D55133067325C87D7011249484E9D9BB9C28A245381ADABC4205DD0B7/das-maennerheiligtum.jpg "The men's shrine (© Copyright: Madlmayr Franz)") Power place "Unterer Drudenstein": the men's and women's sanctuary ](https://www.muehlviertel.at/en/our-communities/oesterreich-poi/detail/430015226/power-place-unterer-drudenstein-the-men-s-and-women-s-sanctuary.html) [ © Open copyright © Copyright: Mayr Manfred Close copyright ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/660x495/215369/94AE2DF8DCB8402F40D4C8009A3C9671817A31D15FF7BAA266250A16A4EBF907/der-wendenstein.jpg "The Wendenstein (© Copyright: Mayr Manfred)") Power place "Wendenstein" ](https://www.muehlviertel.at/en/our-communities/oesterreich-poi/detail/430015225/power-place-wendenstein.html) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 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