Friedenskirche Döllersheim, Church building in Pölla, Austria

The Friedenskirche Döllersheim is a ruined church in Pölla, Austria, originally dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul. Its Romanesque core consisted of a narrow nave with a probably rectangular choir; in the second half of the 14th century a west tower and two side aisles were added, and a Gothic choir was built at the start of the 15th century. The nave, badly damaged in a Hussite attack in 1427, was rebuilt in the second half of the 15th century. Since 1976 the ruin has been conserved: the central nave received a new roof with a pitch that does not match the original, and the vaults of the choir, both side aisles and the west gallery were restored.

The date the church was built is unknown; it belonged originally to the parish of Altpölla. In the Romanesque period it had a narrow nave, and in the second half of the 14th century a west tower and two side aisles were added. A Gothic choir followed in the early 15th century, and after a Hussite attack in 1427 the nave was rebuilt in the second half of the 15th century. The parish was dissolved on 1 October 1942, and conservation of the ruin began in 1976.

The name "Friedenskirche" (Peace Church) dates from the church's simple reconsecration by Bishop Franz Žak on 13 September 1986, when it returned to the patronage of the Apostles Peter and Paul. On 23 May 1988 an ecumenical service marked 50 years since the forced resettlement began; ORF broadcast it live on television.

Since 1981 the church, its cemetery and the former hospital have lain outside the military restricted area and can be visited at any time. The site is reached from Pölla in the Waldviertel; the nave was re-roofed after 1976 at a pitch that differs from the original, and the choir and side-aisle vaults were rebuilt.

The area around Döllersheim became part of a large military training ground, which led to the expulsion of the original villagers in 1942 and prevented their return after the war. This made the church the last surviving link to a lost way of life, giving it special meaning today as a place of remembrance.