Stadtkirche, Protestant church in Pforzheim, Germany

Stadtkirche is a Protestant church featuring a two-nave structure with the main nave seating around 560 people and the side nave accommodating approximately 440 people. Additional gallery spaces allow the building to hold larger gatherings on special occasions.

The current building was inaugurated in 1968 and represents the fourth church structure on this site. Three previous buildings had been destroyed by wars and fires since the Reformation, each time requiring complete reconstruction.

The outer walls are clad in yellow sandstone salvaged from the demolished Stuttgart Kronprinzenpalais and red sandstone from the old Pforzheim Stadtkirche destroyed in 1945. The bronze portal doors, made by Ulrich Henn, depict the story of Sodom: the burning city on the right, Lot's family leaving at upper left, and Lot's wife as the salt pillar forming the door handle.

The two-nave layout allows visitors to move through distinct spaces and experience different areas of the interior at their own pace. Taking time to observe the windows and architectural details throughout the building enhances the visit.

The free-standing tower, about 80 metres high, has a base storey fitted out as a rest chapel; inside it stands a Christ head by Pforzheim artist Willi Seidel, who also designed the chancel and baptismal area. The tower rests on a foundation about seven metres deep reaching bedrock, while the church walls stand on 90 concrete piles.