80 years after the bombing: Amstetten commemorates the victim
80 years after the bombing: Amstetten commemorates the victim
Amstetten, Österreich - On Thursday, March 20, 2025, the Salesian parish of Amstetten-Herz Jesus commemorates the devastating bombing raids from World War II, which left traces of devastating exactly 80 years ago. In a significant day of worship from 8:15 a.m. to 10 a.m. The tragic loss of dozens of concentration camp prisoners who died that day remains particularly in the memory because they were denied access to the air-raid shelter. These prisoners, who were brought to the strategically important city of Amstetten from the Mauthausen concentration camp, were brought into a fatal location by the severe attacks, with contemporary witnesses reported that some of them were "torn" and "hung in the trees". This remembrance day marks a dark memory of the tragedies of war, such as Kathpress reported .
The last air strikes were also among the devastating attacks that the Amstettner parish church of the heart of Jesus met, one of the last bombs destroyed the middle wing of the church. The remains of the dead bell found in the ruins are kept in part of the church today, while the reconstruction began in 1951. The church was given the inscription "Destroyed human hatred - fond of God" on the foundation stone, which is symbolic of the will for restoring and peace. The reconstruction and memory of the victims show how the community survived despite the horrors of the war and found new hope.History of the Church in Selb
Catholic church history in Selb goes back to the 14th century. The first self -employed parish was created around 1340, but the Reformation moved in with the Reformation, which weakened the community strongly. After centuries of the absence of Catholic life, the Catholic pastor was re-founded in 1865, followed by an impressive new building of the Herz-Jesu Church in 1889. 1950, the number of Catholics in Selb rose drastically after the arrival of displaced people, which led to the establishment of new churches. From 1959 to 1961 the Heilig-Geist Church was built, which is now of central importance for the community, such as Heilig-geist-selb.de
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