Saint Alexander Church, Gothic church in Marbach am Neckar, Germany.

Saint Alexander Church is a Late Gothic church building in Marbach am Neckar with a distinctive net vault ceiling and sandstone elements. The interior is shaped by this special vault form, which together with the massive sandstone walls creates a spacious church interior.

A first church stood here in Carolingian times and was enlarged into a Romanesque basilica in the 12th century. The present Late Gothic building was raised in three campaigns: the choir begun in 1450, the nave in 1463 and the tower in 1481, with master builder Aberlin Jörg named in the mason's marks. Stripped of its images and altars in 1534, the church stood unused for centuries and only returned to services after the 1926/28 renovation.

The church is the only one in Württemberg dedicated to St. Alexander, a patronage probably linked to Klingenmünster Abbey, which held Alexander relics since Charlemagne's time. Deprived of its images and altars in 1534, it stayed unused for centuries and only returned to services after the 1926/28 renovation. Look for the wall painting of knights Kaspar Speth and Konrad von Hohenrieth, fallen in 1460 at Wüstenhausen.

The church stands outside Marbach's old town walls, on the site of the original settlement, with the cemetery directly to its north. The Backnang–Ludwigsburg railway line runs right past the building, cutting through the cemetery. The church is no longer in regular parish use and only reopened for services after the 1926/28 renovation, so check locally before planning a visit.

On the south wall outside is an ancient Roman inscription set into the masonry, a reused stone that predates the church by centuries. Inside, the ribs of the net vault rest on 27 painted console figures, and a wooden cloud ring with a painted sun replaces a keystone in the second bay of the nave.