Georgenkirche Eisenach, Gothic church in Eisenach, Germany.

The Georgenkirche is the main town church of Eisenach, standing on the southern side of the market square. Its present form is a Gothic hall church, built from 1515 onward on the site of an earlier church first documented in 1196. The neo-baroque tower, modelled on the tower of Monza Cathedral, was added in 1899–1902 to a church that had until then no tower. Inside are a richly carved pulpit of 1676 and a baroque organ front of 1719.

First documented in 1196, the church was rebuilt from 1515 as a Gothic hall church and altered again in the late 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. The neo-baroque tower and portal were added in 1899–1902, modelled on the tower of Monza Cathedral. Heavily damaged in the 1945 air raids, it was restored by 1947 and again from 2011 to 2014.

The church is closely tied to the Bach family: Johann Sebastian Bach was baptized here in 1685, and from 1708 to 1712 Georg Philipp Telemann directed music in the building. In 1221 Landgrave Ludwig IV married the Hungarian king's daughter Elisabeth here. Since 1952 the carved tomb slabs of the Thuringian landgraves from Reinhardsbrunn stand in the choir.

The church is open on most days, but hours can change depending on the season and whether services are being held. Checking ahead before your visit is a good idea, especially on Sundays or public holidays.

The tower rises 62 metres and holds a carillon of five bells. The Sunday bell is a recast of a 13th-century predecessor and carries a relief of Saint George; every bell bears an inscription. On 1 September at 20:45 the Sunday bell is rung to recall the gunpowder explosion in Eisenach in 1810.