Hospitalkirche

The Hospitalkirche in Stuttgart is a late Gothic hall church, built for the Dominican Order between 1471 and 1493. Architect Aberlin Jörg designed the church without a tower. After the Reformation, the dissolved monastery became a parish church serving the Stift parish in Stuttgart. A tower joined the choir’s south side during the seventeenth century.

Bombing during World War Two severely damaged the building, and post-war restoration rebuilt the choir and tower. The ruined nave remains a memorial against war. Inside, the Sachsenheim Altar from 1489 and sixteenth- and seventeenth-century tombstones preserve parts of the church’s furnishings. The choir holds Hans Seyfer’s Crucifixion group from 1501. The church also contains a 1961 Friedrich Weigle organ, expanded to forty stops, and supports contemporary music.

Its tower carries a six-bell bronze chime, while Hospitalplatz and Hospitalhof extend the architectural setting outside. The Württemberg Reformation Monument shows Martin Luther and Johannes Brenz before the former south facade. The 1809 baptismal font returned to its original location in 2014. The Hospitalkirche also marks Leonhard Lechner’s burial place and continues religious and cultural activities in Stuttgart.

City: Stuttgart
Content updated: 2026-06-22

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