St. Nicholas' Church, Aue, Gothic Revival parish church in Aue, Germany.
St. Nicholas' Church is a red brick Gothic Revival hall church on a granite base, its 75-metre west tower topped by a steep copper-clad spire with a white clock face. The main portal has a stone relief of Christ the Good Shepherd, and the three bells cast in 1892 weigh 5,055 kg together.
A church parish existed in Aue by 1286, served by Augustinian canons until the Reformation. The predecessor church, rebuilt in 1625–1628, was destroyed in a 1633 raid and temporarily restored by 1636. The present church replaced that building: the foundation stone was laid on 27 July 1891, and it was consecrated on 3 September 1893.
The church serves as a center for Lutheran worship and remains important to the religious life of Aue's community today. People gather here regularly for services and religious occasions.
The church sits on high ground and remains visible from many points across Aue, making it easy to locate. Access is straightforward from various streets that lead to the building.
The construction faced technical challenges because of rocky soil and old mining structures beneath the site. Engineers had to devise special methods to build the church safely on this difficult ground.
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