St Peter's and Paul's Church

Ried became an Independent parish after it split from the mother parish of Mehrnbach in the 14th century. The Gothic style of the previous building can still be seen in the base of the church tower and in the buttresses of the presbytery. The Parish Church of St Peter and St Pail was given its present form after catastrophic storm damage in 1929. The interior surprises the visito with the wide barrel vault over the nave, which is uniformly decorated with stucco in the regency style. Each of the eight chapels was once dedicated to loal guilds, which were also responsible for their furnishings. The interior furnishing is to a large extent the work of the Schwanthaler family of sculptors. Particulary remarkable is the "Mount of Olives Group" in the "Chapel of Suffering", which is attributed to Thomas Schwanthaler. Inside the church and on the outer south side are large numbers of remarkable Epitaphs set into the wall.

The parish church of St. Peter and Paul took on its present form between 1720 and 1734. The 73-meter-high tower was restored to its present form after the devastating storm of 1929. The interior surprises visitors with its spacious, barrel-vaulted chapel hall featuring uniform stucco work in the Régence style. Each of the eight narthex chapels was formerly dedicated to one of the local guilds, which were also responsible for their decoration. Of particular note here is the Brewers’ Altar, which was commissioned in 1669 by the Rieder brewers from the sculptor Thomas Schwanthaler.

The interior decoration is largely the work of the Schwanthaler family of sculptors. In the Chapel of the Poor, the Mount of Olives group—attributed to Thomas Schwanthaler—is particularly impressive. A large number of remarkable tombstones are embedded in the church interior and on the southern exterior wall.

Built on Gothic foundation walls between 1720 and 1734, the present Baroque structure features furnishings created by the Schwanthaler family of sculptors.
Traces of the earlier Gothic structure are still visible in the tower’s basement and on the buttresses of the presbytery. The 73-meter-high tower was restored to its present form following the catastrophic storm of 1929. The interior surprises visitors with its expansive barrel vault adorned with uniform stucco work in the Régence style. There are eight guild chapels on each side of the nave.

The high altar with its tabernacle, the Florian Altar, the pulpit, the statue of St. Anne, the Pietà, and the famous Mount of Olives group were created by the Schwanthaler family of sculptors. Notable tombstones can be found inside the church and along the southern exterior wall.