This arrangement is quite unique in this world.
These wayside shrines calledMarterlare common in Bavaria and provides a place for travelers to stop and pray.
Gmund is also where the dangerous journey over the mountain passes began.
The shrine also marked the boundary of the Gmundner Burgfrieden.
Worshippers gathered outside on the street in front of the church.
In this building, there are two rooms with chairs and benches.
This building is also open to the road and secured by wrought-iron gates.
Services now takes place in two buildingsthe priest stands in one, and congregants in the other.
If a vehicle drives through the church during the service, the priest briefly interrupts his sermon.
The road is now private so there is little traffic anyway.
The fresco has since been painted over multiple times.
Photo credit: Johann Jaritz/Wikimedia Commons
References:# When a car drives through the church,Katholisch#Wikipedia
