St. Michael, Romanesque church in Zündorf, Germany

St. Michael is a Romanesque church on Kirchstraße in Cologne-Zündorf, with an 11th-century nave and a richly decorated west tower added in 1170, topped by a steep pyramidal roof with a cross. The white walls have pinkish-orange corner sections, round-arched windows with louvers, and a small dark-roofed porch; a polygonal choir with an arched window closes the right end, and gravestones lie in front.

The nave core dates from the 11th century; a north aisle was added later. In 1170 the decorated west tower with its rhombic helm and a three-sided choir were built. The parish is first recorded around 1300 in the liber valoris, and St. Severin in Cologne held the patronage from 1362. Repairs in 1690 and 1722 rebuilt the choir and sacristy; the aisle was demolished in 1906.

The church was the parish church of Zündorf until St. Mariä Geburt was consecrated in 1897. Its patronage belonged to the St. Severin collegiate foundation in Cologne from 1362. Beside the south portal, a Merovingian scroll relief from the 7th century is still preserved.

St. Michael stands on Kirchstraße in Zündorf, its tower and nave set among the gravestones of the churchyard, with the Merovingian vine relief beside the south portal. The church is no longer the parish church since St. Mariä Geburt was consecrated in 1897, so check locally before planning a look inside.

Beside the south portal survives a Merovingian vine-scroll relief from the 7th century, older than the church itself. The west tower carries a rhombic helm and rich ornament, added in 1170 together with a three-sided choir. The north aisle was demolished in 1906.