Reisach: Parish Church, Stöckl Shrines and Jochalm Circular Route

Explore Reisach through its architectural and local history, as well as along the Reisach-Jochalm K2 circular route. The parish church, Troi-Stöckl and Gangl-Stöckl reflect different historical traces; the mountain bike tour provides a clearly specified time and distance framework for planning. Cultural history and the cycling route thus offer two concrete focal points for a stay.

The parish church: built in 1850, with an older vault

A heritage-list entry dated 28 May 2024 lists the Catholic parish church of Saints Peter and Paul, as well as Troi-Stöckl, as protected monuments. Reisach Parish Church is a simple late Neoclassical building from 1850. It stands on elevated ground and has a north tower. A Gothic vault from the predecessor building has been preserved on the tower’s ground floor. The year of construction and the vault therefore refer to different building phases: 1850 refers to the late Neoclassical church, while the vault belongs to its predecessor building. The style, construction date and preserved vault offer different points of reference for understanding the church’s architectural history.

Stöckl shrines between legend and architectural history

Troi-Stöckl is a wayside chapel on Gailtalstraße B111. According to legend, the Stöckl that still stands today is said to commemorate the city of Troi Risa, which was buried in a landslide from Reißkofel around 470 AD. The date belongs to the account of the landslide and is explicitly approximate; it does not date the wayside chapel.

Gangl-Stöckl reveals a different timeline. The Gothic wayside shrine in Reisach dates from 1499 and is culturally significant. The Roman tombstone of Amandus, a customs slave, is embedded in it. A datable wayside shrine and a tombstone bearing the name of a specific person are thus connected in the same place.

The dates refer to different things: 1499 dates the Gothic wayside shrine, 1850 the late Neoclassical church, and around 470 AD refers to the legendary landslide. The first two dates place buildings in their historical context; the third belongs to the story of Troi Risa. This distinction keeps architectural history separate from legend.

Mountain bike circular route and Jochalm

The Reisach-Jochalm K2 circular route is an 18.3 km mountain bike tour, with a stated duration of 3.5 hours. The distance and duration provide different points of reference for planning your time. As route information may be updated, it is best to check the current details again before planning your tour.

Access to Reisacher Jochalm is listed via either Reisach or Grafendorf; the access road is a well-maintained gravel road and can also be used by minibuses. This information concerns access to the alpine pasture, while the distance and duration refer to the K2 circular route.

At Reisacher Joch Alm, all the milk is processed directly on the alpine pasture into Gailtal Alpine cheese. This aspect of production adds another concrete point of interest in Reisach to its architectural history and mountain bike tour.

Discover more destinations: Vorderberg, Sankt Lorenzen Im Lesachtal, Weißbriach, Rattendorf, Mellweg, Birnbaum, Egg bei Hermagor, Kirchbach.

Go to the regional travel overview: Hermagor.