What a lovely historic church - its stunning. Its squat-ness is also quite unusual (at least here in the UK it would be unusual). I'm intrigued by the holes in the wall of the church - I wonder what those were for. They are very regular and not unlike the holes in the defensive wall that there there to support the wooden walkway. Was it maybe for scaffold during building, or maybe during later rebuilding ?
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I think the church has lost some of it's form over time, especially the Gothic features. Personally, that's a pity as I am a fan of Gothic architecture and not of the Baroque that followed it.
I concur with your assumption that there was some sort of "permanent" scaffolding that had once been affixed to the side of the church. The smaller plague chapel next to it also has similar holes. I guess they wanted to get to the roof as an observation post, or possibly shooting position.
During the Ottoman invasion, I would have preferred to have headed for the Starhemberg Castle a few kilometres away. This little outpost would not have stood much of a chance. But then again, if you're a local peasant on foot, you might not make it to Starhemberg before the Janissaries rode you down. The slaughter they wreaked upon the inhabitants was unspeakable. People fled for the hills and caves, and still the Janissaries hunted them down. That is coming up in another post. All over this region you find caves name "Türkenloch" (Turk hole) meaning it was used as a refuge from the Turks. Whether the people survived is another story.