St. Peter and Paul, Baroque church in Rüdenhausen, Bavaria, Germany
St. Peter and Paul is a baroque church in the small Bavarian village of Rüdenhausen, listed as an architectural heritage monument. It features a tall nave with two-story galleries on the west and north sides, a domed bell tower, and an interior decorated with memorial plaques and sculptures.
A church on this site was first mentioned in the 14th century, originally a wooden structure. The current stone building was begun in 1708 when the builder Hans Michael Zäuner laid the foundation stone.
The church has long been tied to the Castell-Rüdenhausen family, who hold a dedicated gallery space inside to this day. Their coat of arms is displayed on the wall nearby, making their presence a visible part of the interior.
The church sits on Kirchplatz in the center of Rüdenhausen and is easy to reach on foot from anywhere in the village. It is open during services, and visitors interested in seeing the interior should check access times in advance.
During baptisms, a nearly life-sized angel figure known as the Taufengel is lowered from the ceiling on a pulley system, a rare feature in the region. Twelve memorial plaques inside the church came from two different origins: some from an earlier church on the site, others from Vogelsburg, a former castle of the counts of Castell on the Main River.
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