st. bartholomew

Of the former monastery is only the Abbey Church, present Parish Church St. Bartholomew, preserved. First half 13th century established under the influence of monastery "Marienstatt". The bayless choir with ribs without capitals is one of the earliest Gothic buildings on the Middle Rhine and is a good example of Cistercian architectural insight without any embellishment. In 1521 it was originally flat roofed nave transformed into double nave Hall church, preserved are ist valuable arched stained glass windows without tracery. The most important works date back to 13th or early 14th century, vesper image (Pieta), second half of 15th century, 1612 richly cut in oak pulpit, as well as two figurative and children’s headstones of the family Hausmann dating back to 1543 and 1580. In 1969 the parish church was enlarged by a tower-like "Quadratbau" construction of to the West.