St. Joseph, Catholic parish church in Tutzing, Germany

St. Joseph is a neo-baroque hall church on a rise in Tutzing's centre, built 1928–29 to Richard Steidle's plans. Its two towers flank the choir and reach 44 metres with their lanterns. The interior is a single nave without side aisles, ending in an extended choir; the high altar, designed by Ludwig Behr and donated by Marcell Nemes, shows a copy of Tiepolo's Adoration of the Magi.

From 1885 a church-building association collected funds for a new church, but 200,000 gold marks gathered by 1914 were lost to war loans and the inflation of 1914–1923. The association was refounded in 1925 and pastor Joseph Boeckeler pushed planning forward. Munich architect Richard Steidle's designs were realised from the foundation stone of 29 April 1928 to the consecration on 23 June 1929. The first major renovation came in 1956, followed by a new roof in 1972, a renewed heating system in 1978 and a full renovation in 1978/79.

The high altar, designed by architect Ludwig Behr, was donated by Marcell Nemes, owner of Tutzing Castle; its central panel is a copy after Tiepolo's Adoration of the Magi. The left side altar holds a Madonna carved by Oberammergau sculptor Alois Schmid, the right one a St. Joseph by Josef Baumgartner of Forstenried.

Visit with appropriate attire and respect for ongoing services, as this is an active parish church. Check opening hours and service schedules in advance to ensure access during your planned visit.

The rear side altar holds the baroque "Tutzing Madonna" with the "Tutzing Christ Child", placed there in 1953. The church's first organ, ordered from the Hindelang brothers of Ebenhofen after the 1929 consecration, had only 11 stops instead of the planned 29 and pipes of zinc alone because money was short.