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The Church of St. Prokulus in Naturns
Cultural site nr. 007
Church and museum:
27.03.-04.11.2012

Tue-Sun 09.30-12.00 am & 02.30-05.30 pm

Closed on Monday, except on holidays
Tours of the church daily at 10.00 am and 03.00 pm (in German language) 
Info church:
Fam. Koch
Tel. +39 0473 667312

Info Museum:
Tel. +39 331 6503464
Tel. +39 0473 673139

www.prokulus.org 

Tourist office Naturns
tel. +39 0473 666077
Fax: +39 0473 666369 
www.naturns.it
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This little church, famous for its early medieval (but also Gothic) wall paintings, was built in the mid-7th century. Archaeological excavations revealed, inter alia, the remains of a Late Roman house and a graveyard from the time of the Plague (1636). Inside, the church, which belonged to the lords of the manor, had a wooden altar rail just before the wall of the choir arch. The choir itself rises over an almost trapezoidal ground-plan and was later massively reinforced on the north and south sides. The entrance, on the south side of the church in earlier times, has been on the west side since the mid-14th century. In c. 1400 the walls of the nave were raised. The tower with coupled circular windows and a squat, masonry spire, dates back to the Romanesque era (after 1150). There is an exhibition showing the history of the church in words and pictures.