Parish Church of Nalles

Although a church on this site was already mentioned in a document in 1309, the Romanesque foundations still preserved on the south wall of the nave and choir bear witness to an even older history. The current building in Nalles (Nals) replaced a Gothic predecessor and was consecrated in 1815. It has served as the village's official parish church since 1910.

Inside, an impressive example of late baroque architecture awaits you. A particular eye-catcher is the ceiling, whose artistic illusion painting imitates an elaborate stucco decoration. Above the chancel arch, this technique is so perfected that it depicts monumental stucco figures. Another special feature is the bell ringing: The five main bells from 1961 ring in a so-called ‘United Major and Minor Motif’, replacing their predecessors which were melted down during the Second World War. Only the old ‘Zügenglocke’, also called the death bell, survived the wars.

The parish also includes two chapels in the surrounding area: the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Sirmiano di Sotto from 1843 and the Chapel of Saint Apollonia in Sirmiano di Sopra, whose origins date back to the late 12th century. Two places of worship, however, have disappeared from the landscape: the Church of Saint Peter, which was even older than the Church of Saint Ulrich, and the Church of Saint Vigilius, which fell victim to the church reform of Emperor Joseph II.