Dreifaltigkeitskirche, Baroque parish church in Steinweg-Pfaffenstein district, Regensburg, Germany.
The Dreifaltigkeitskirche sits atop Dreifaltigkeitsberg hill and features a hall church oriented toward the west with an integrated choir and two flanking towers in baroque style. The structure shapes the skyline of northern Regensburg with its distinctive form visible from multiple vantage points.
Construction began in September 1713 as an act of gratitude when northern Regensburg neighborhoods escaped the plague that affected the old city. The building thus emerged directly from a historical event that had threatened the local population.
The church holds three altars, with the main one from 1713 displaying figures of Saints George and Christopher that were donated by local brewer Johann Georg Christoph Höchtl. This arrangement reflects the community's gratitude through its artistic expression.
The church serves as a starting point for multiple hiking trails in the hill's surrounding area. From this location, visitors can explore various routes through the landscape around Regensburg.
Inside the church stands a memorial stone called Pestleichenstein that commemorates victims of plague in 1713-1714 from a nearby isolation facility. This stone serves as a tangible reminder of how the disease affected local people of that time.
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