Pfarrkirche, Catholic parish church in Schönkirchen, Lower Austria, Austria

The Pfarrkirche is a Catholic parish church in Schönkirchen, marked by a four-storey west tower with a pointed onion dome set diagonally into the west front. The high nave has a steep pitched roof and round-arched windows between double pilaster strips, and the choir is almost as tall as the nave. A two-storey sacristy with a spiral staircase in a round turret stands north of the choir.

The parish was founded around 1200 and documented before 1246. The Romanesque core of the west tower dates from the 13th century, confirmed by a 1979 excavation. The Baroque nave and choir were built between 1695 and 1698, as the dedication inscription above the main portal attests.

The parish is documented before 1246 and was founded around 1200, so the Markuskirche has anchored local religious life for over eight centuries. Inside, a canvas painted by Leopold Kupelwieser in 1835 shows the Holy Conversation with Saints Rainer and Mark, the founder family of Archduke Rainer, and was restored in 1980. The Walhorn coat of arms appears above the main portal and on a 1725 grave slab in the choir.

The church is located directly at Kirchenplatz, a central location easily accessible on foot for visitors passing through the village. Access is typically tied to scheduled services and religious events rather than open visitation hours.

The church's two bells were cast by Georg Arnold in 1601 and 1604, making them older than the Baroque building itself. Inside, a 1725 coat-of-arms gravestone of the Walhorn family is set in the choir.