Marienkirche, Gothic parish church in Ellwangen, Germany.

Marienkirche is a Gothic parish church in Ellwangen with a 40-metre freestanding tower of rough grey and tan stone, topped by a red-tiled pyramidal roof and a clock with a gold cross. The interior was remodelled in Baroque style in 1753: white plastered walls, ceiling vaults with painted panels by Edmund Widemann, dark wooden pews, and a high altar with a dark central structure and gold detailing. The Silver Altar and Madonna were made by Ignaz Emer in 1748.

A church existed here by 1259, when it lost its independence to the Benedictine monastery of Ellwangen. The present building was begun in 1427, probably under Abbot Johann von Holzingen, and re-consecrated in 1493 after renovation. In 1753 the Gothic interior was remodelled in Baroque style using cheap materials, still visible on the exterior. It served as Ellwangen's second parish church until 1818.

The church is used for Mass on Marian feast days, and the Taizé prayer takes place every Friday evening. Pupils of the St. Gertrudis girls' secondary school hold their school services here, and the St. Vitus parish also uses it for requiems, rosaries and weddings.

The main entrance on Marienstrasse provides access during daylight hours, with extended opening times for religious services held throughout the week. Visitors should be mindful that worship services may affect access at certain times.

The Baroque refit of 1753 used cheap building material, which is still visible on the exterior facade today. The builder behind it, princely provost's architect Arnold Friedrich Prahl, is buried inside the church he remodelled.