Katholische Kirche Valbella

The initiators had already begun to collect money for the construction of a chapel in Valbella at the beginning of the fifties. This resulted in the "Valbella Church Building Association", which campaigned with great commitment for the realization of the desired church. A construction barrack, which served as an emergency church, was crushed by the snow load in the harsh winter of 1975. Architect Damian M. Widmer was inspired by the emerging hills and its surroundings when designing the building and planned a church that is based on the Baroque of Italy and fits into the countryside. His basic idea was: "The hard, hard, square, stocked exposed concrete nestles in an irregular form, in soft materials, the one to be protected, as it were under the protective sheath. The fixed haven "God" in front of the fragile community." Four bells, tuned to the tones cis-e-fis-a, call the faithful to worship widely audibly. Under the tower, right next to the main entrance, there is a small prayer room. In the side light stands Our Lady with her child. Since October 1987, a new, purely mechanical organ in larch wood has also been a prominent part of the choir.