St. Andreas, Gothic church in Kalchreuth, Germany

St. Andreas is a Gothic hall church in Kalchreuth, first documented in 1390. Its nave was built in 1471 and the choir in 1494, with a three-sided net-ribbed vault; the nave carries a wooden mirror ceiling and double wooden galleries. The Baroque tower dates from 1788/1789, and buttresses stand at the choir.

St. Andreas is first attested in 1390 and was named a place of grace (Gnadenort) in 1502. The nave was built in 1471, the choir in 1494, and the tower only in 1788/1789. A full restoration ran from July 2024 to mid-June 2026, concluded with a parish celebration on 14 June 2026.

The high altar, said to have been donated in 1498, comes from the workshop of Michael Wohlgemuth; its shrine holds full-round figures of the Madonna with Saints Andreas, Wolfgang, Petrus and Ursula beneath canopies of vine scrolls. The inner wings show reliefs of the life of Mary, while the outer and standing wings carry twelve painted Passion scenes. The carving is attributed to Veit Stoss's workshop.

The nave floor was raised during the 1979 renovation, so the wooden double galleries sit lower than in many comparable churches. The church was fully restored from July 2024 to mid-June 2026, with the parish celebrating completion on 14 June 2026. The choir is closed on three sides and lit through tall windows between its buttresses.

A complete set of twelve terracotta apostle figures from 1380 is mounted on wooden boards in the left choir area, creating an unusual artistic display. These sculptures predate the current altar by more than a century and represent an earlier period of artistic craftsmanship.