Jochbergthurn: Chapel and Landscape

The listed Zimmeredt Chapel is a specific cultural landmark in Jochbergthurn. Its altarpiece, a historical name, and a church service planned for 2026 reveal different aspects of this chapel site. In addition, a municipal description of the landscape, a nature observation from 1997, and a hiking account from 2018 provide their own geographical and chronological points of reference. Haus Lassacher is named as holiday accommodation in Jochbergthurn, available as a holiday apartment or apartment.

Zimmeredt Chapel: Art, History, and Devotion

The Zimmeredt Chapel is located at Jochbergthurn 4 in Jochbergthurn, by the Zimmeredt farm on Sonnberg. It is a listed building. Its altarpiece depicts the Maria Luggau pilgrimage church and the miraculous image of the Mother of Sorrows. The chapel’s specific location is thus connected with an image motif depicting another named pilgrimage site. This distinction is worth noting when placing the chapel in its cultural context: Maria Luggau appears in the altarpiece, while the chapel itself stands in Jochbergthurn.

At the dedication ceremony following the renovation, the dean at the time, Father Paul, referred to the Zimmeredt Chapel as “Little Maria Luggau.” The words are therefore tied to a specific occasion and to the dean at the time. Together with the altarpiece, they establish a clear connection to Maria Luggau: the pilgrimage church appears as a motif, and at that ceremony the chapel was associated with the name. For those interested in local religious history, the image, renovation, and dedication form a connected theme.

A May devotion was planned at the Zimmeredt Chapel for 2026; check the date before travelling.

Landscape, Nature, and Hiking

The area from Jochbergthurn down to the Salzach includes Rettenbach and Lofererfeld, as well as the area between the pass road and the Salzach. Municipal planning brings several named subareas together within a shared geographical context. This is a different scale from the address of an individual building: rather than one specific location, it concerns a larger landscape area extending to the Salzach.

A field observation dated April 23, 1997, recorded a raised bog at 900 m above sea level in Jochbergthurn, just north of the Sonnberghof inn, beside a road near a bridge over an unnamed stream. The combination of a precise location, a bridge, and elevation makes this nature reference specific and distinguishes it from the more broadly framed municipal landscape description.

In 2018, the Friends of Nature hiking club went from Hollersbach via Jochbergthurn to Resterkogel; if you are considering a hike today, check the current trail conditions locally. Jochbergthurn lay between the two named places on the route described. This account concerns a historical route, while the field observation describes a nature site.

Accommodation and Choosing a Location

Haus Lassacher is a holiday apartment or apartment at Jochbergthurn 4, 5730 Mittersill. You can weigh the local features according to your interests: the chapel represents religious art traditions and a historical attribution, while the landscape description, raised bog, and hiking account offer different geographical perspectives.

Discover more destinations: Gumping, Reith, Hütten, Reitlehen, Mittersill, Sulzau, Walchen, Wald Im Pinzgau

For the broader travel overview: Zell am See District (Pinzgau).