Stadtkirche Vaihingen an der Enz, Gothic church in Vaihingen an der Enz, Germany

Stadtkirche Vaihingen an der Enz is a late Gothic basilica of light tan and cream stone blocks under a steep brown tiled roof. Its tower carries a dark multi-tiered spire with a clock face and a small gold ornament. Below the roofline run four small pointed-arch windows; the lower facade has two tall pointed windows with dark lattice glazing, a circular window with trefoil tracery and an arched entrance portal. Inside, ten octagonal columns support an unusually high central nave.

The foundation stone of the present church was laid on 2 August 1513, on the site of a 13th-century three-aisled Marian chapel with a tower. A fire in 1618 destroyed the interior, and Heinrich Schickhardt rebuilt it in 1619 for Duke Johann Friedrich of Württemberg. A city fire on 17 August 1693 left only the walls standing; restoration followed from 1698 to 1701 under Johann Christoph Hegelmayer.

The church is a station on the Council of Europe's Heinrich-Schickhardt Cultural Route, named after the builder who rebuilt it in 1619. Its name changed from Marienkirche, or Church of Our Lady, to Stadtkirche only in the mid-19th century. The former Peterskirche, the town's original parish church, later served as a cemetery church and then as a gymnasium.

Visitors can typically enter the church on weekdays to view the architecture and interior details. Weekends and service times tend to be busier, so quieter times are better for a leisurely visit.

The church stands on the Heinrich-Schickhardt Culture Route of the Council of Europe, named after the master builder who rebuilt its interior after the 1618 fire. Schickhardt placed the pulpit on the middle of the five northern columns, with galleries on three sides and all pews facing it.