Wallfahrtskirche Höchstberg, Catholic pilgrimage church in Gundelsheim, Germany

The Wallfahrtskirche Höchstberg is a single-nave hall church oriented eastward, with the older, smaller grace chapel attached to the east of the choir and now used as a sacristy. The main portal on the west side opens into a vestibule leading to the nave. The pale-walled building has a steep brown-tiled roof, and its square tower, built in 1958 southeast of the church, carries a black onion dome with a cross.

The church was built around 1300 and first mentioned in 1328 in a papal bull by Pope John XXII. Over the centuries, it underwent several reconstructions and renovations that shaped its present form.

The name "Unserer lieben Frau im Nussbaum" (Our Lady in the Walnut Tree) recalls the shepherd's vision of Mary and the Christ Child in a walnut tree that, by tradition, led to the chapel's enlargement rather than a new church in the village. The high altar repeats this image: Mary and the Child set in a walnut trunk within a golden halo of clouds and angels. In the 18th century around 1,000 pilgrims came each year.

The church stands on a slope above Gundelsheim-Höchstberg, with the main portal on the west side leading into a vestibule and then the nave. The former grace chapel, now the sacristy, adjoins the choir on the east. The church is an active pilgrimage site, so expect visitors during services and feast days.

The high altar shows Mary and the Christ Child set inside the trunk of a walnut tree, framed by a golden halo of rays, clouds and angels. The church's full name, Unserer lieben Frau im Nussbaum, refers to this image. The side altars are dedicated to Sebastian and Martin of Tours on the left, Josef and Veit on the right.