Nunkirche, Romanesque church in Sargenroth, Germany

The Nunkirche is a Romanesque church in Sargenroth situated between the Simmerbach Valley and the Soonwald forest. The building combines a Baroque nave with a portal that features Romanesque capitals from an earlier period.

The church was founded around the first millennium by Archbishop Willigis of Mainz to strengthen Mainz church claims against Trier electors across the Hunsrück region. This establishment formed part of a broader territorial dispute through religious control.

The church walls display frescoes from the 13th and 14th centuries, including an early depiction of an enthroned Christ. These paintings show how the interior was decorated across different periods.

The church is accessible year-round, with hiking opportunities available throughout the surrounding Soonwald area. Visitors should note the rural location, making car travel the most practical approach for reaching the site.

Tilmann von Hachenburg cast at least one bell for the Nunkirche in 1460; it was one of two bells French soldiers carried off during an attack on St. Goar in 1693. In 1840 a bell cracked while tolling for the death of Prussian king Frederick William III and was recast. The present ring of three steel bells, cast by Bochumer Verein, has hung since 1924.