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Old Parish Church of Gries

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Grieser Pfarrkirche Bozen Südtirol
Grieser Pfarrkirche Bozen Südtirol

The Old Parish Church of Gries (German: Alte Pfarrkirche Gries; Italian: Vecchia Parrocchiale di Gries; also known as Our Lady's Church) was until 1788 the parish church of the formerly independent municipality of Gries, which today forms part of the Gries-San Quirino district of Bolzano, South Tyrol (Italy). The Late Gothic church contains several precious works of art.

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Old Parish Church of Gries
Via Cologna - Glaninger Weg, Bolzano - Bozen Gries-San Quirino - Gries-Quirein

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Vecchia Chiesa parrocchiale di Gries - Alte Grieser Pfarrkirche

Via Cologna - Glaninger Weg
39100 Bolzano - Bozen, Gries-San Quirino - Gries-Quirein
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
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