Pfarrkirche, Gothic church in Miltenberg, Germany

St. Jakobus is a three-aisled gallery pseudo-basilica with a three-sided apse, a slate hipped roof and plastered masonry with sparse stone dressings. Its core is Gothic, but the present appearance is Neoclassical: the choir flank towers with their cupolas and lanterns date from 1829–31, the nave was rebuilt in 1830 and 1886, and the choir in 1862.

The church originated as a Gothic structure and has shaped the character of Miltenberg's old town for centuries. It was later designated as a protected monument under Bavaria's heritage law and holds the official identification number D-4-61-000-623.

The parish is named after the Apostle James the Greater, and its six bells form the most powerful peal in the Diocese of Würzburg after the cathedral's. On 22 July 2006 pastor Ulrich Boom rang them for 20 minutes to drown out a demonstration by an NPD youth group. The organ keeps its 1699 case and has effect stops including a Posaunenengel that sounds a ship's horn, the so-called Bieber-Boom.

The church sits in central Miltenberg and is easily reached on foot from the main town area. You can view the building from outside or step inside during visiting hours to see the interior.

The organ retains its 1699 case by the builder Schleich, while the present 32-register instrument (2,004 pipes) was built in 2004 by Vleugels of Hardheim, reusing 13 registers from the 1935 Bittner organ. Among its effect stops are a nightingale, a cymbal star and a "Bieber-Boom", a rotating angel that sounds a ship's horn.