The town church of St. Nikolaus, Marktleuthen

Escorted by Muses to the sermon

The Muses of the Greek gods line the way up to the pulpit, and the spirit of the renaissance can still be discerned in the pulpit and in the altar, both of which came into the new church in 1641 after the Great Fire. Woodcarvers Peter and Adam Eck from Eger ‘immortalised’ themselves on the pulpit between the Evangelists and the angels.The altar with its picture of the Last Supper (1643) was completed around 1710 in baroque style with the representation of the Trinity and with angels on the upper part and on the communion rail. These replaced the Muses.
24 of the 48 panels of the church ceiling, which dates from the same period, are painted with scenes of the New Testament, half of them by Mathes Gebhardt and half by Johann Jakob Radius. Parts of the original ‘wheatear’ ceiling of 1641 have been discovered beneath these, painted with flowers, angels’ heads and other ornamentation. Right up until 1935, the baptismal angel by Bayreuth sculptor Franz Schuh (1780) had an iron ring on its head for attaching a rope so that the messenger from Heaven could be lowered from the ceiling for a baptism. The organ case of 1791 is also in rococo style, and portrays the red Brandenburg eagle, even though Margrave Alexander had already ceded his rule to the Prussians. The painted baroque double gallery was replaced in 1935 by a single one in New Renaissance style which is completed by the organ gallery behind the altar.
The address of the church:’No1, The Marketplace’, and its immediate proximity to the town hall show its close connection with the town, which received its town status in 1954.

Discover
the church.

The town church of St. Nikolaus
Marktplatz 1
95168 Marktleuthen

Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun 09:00-12:00
From April until October church open until 17.00.

Evang.-Luth. Pfarramt Marktleuthen
09285 395
pfarramt.marktleuthen@elkb.de
marktleuthen-evangelisch.de

  • Car parking
  • Bus parking
  • Charging station electric cars
  • Public transport
  • Food and drink

Explore
the surroundings.

It's worth going a little bit further: many churches lie on lovely cycle, walking and pilgrim paths. You will find an overview of them in the following map, as well as places worth seeing nearby. It also has links to local area, church and tourist information websites.

Bike tracks, pilgrim paths and hiking trails close to The town church of St. Nikolaus:

Technikgeschichte und verwunschene Täler 42 km Wunsiedel Land WUN 15 – Egerradweg 55 km Egerweg 49 km Rundwanderweg 7 Marktleuthen 8 km Pilgerweg Via Porta Kloster Volkenroda-Abtei Waldsassen 86 km Wunsiedel Land WUN 1 – Sechsämter Radweg 95 km Wunsiedel Land WUN 5 – Im Hufeisen 41 km Markgrafenkirchen und sehr viel mehr
Tour 21: “Am Großen Kornberg”
45 km

Visit the
events.

Find more events on the church's website or the Evangelische Termine portal (Evangelical events portal).