Feldkirche, Late Romanesque church in Feldkirchen, Neuwied, Germany

Feldkirche is a late Romanesque church built between 1150 and 1200 as a flat-roofed pillar basilica without a transept, founded by the Augustinian convent of St. Thomas near Andernach. Its rough light-grey stone walls carry a tall tower with a steep pyramidal roof, small arched windows and a clock face, joined to a lower nave with a steeply pitched roof. A rounded apse-like projection with arched windows and a small circular window closes the nave on the right; the church stands on a low stone retaining wall. The choir and central nave were vaulted in the early 13th century.

Construction took place between 1150 and 1200 and replaced an older wooden building on the site. During the 16th-century Reformation it was converted to serve Protestant worship, a role it continues to play today.

The parish church of "Veltkirgen" is first documented in 1204; a 1280 court record, the Rotulus, concerns the right to nominate the priest and the benefice, claimed by the Lahnstein, Wied and Hammerstein lords. The church is dedicated to St Martin. Its abstract leaded-glass windows are by Georg Meistermann.

The church sits on a hillside and requires a gentle walk uphill to reach it from the surrounding area. Regular services take place throughout the year, so visitors should check ahead if planning to enter during times of worship.

The churchyard also holds the old court linden, a natural monument where the historical court site met. The cemetery has been used since the 7th century, when a wooden post church already stood here, as excavations in 1931 revealed.