Kirche, Catholic church in Burgebrach, Germany

The Katholische Kuratiekirche Mariä Himmelfahrt is a plastered Expressionist hall church built in 1931 to a design by Wilhelm Sachs in Oberköst, replacing a 1468 chapel. Its nave has five window bays under a gabled roof, a recessed rounded choir to the north, and a square tower with a slate onion dome at the southwest corner. A round-arched portal reached by an outdoor stair stands to the south, with a statue of Mary and Child in a niche above it.

The present church was built in 1931 to a design by Wilhelm Sachs, replacing a chapel from 1468 that had become too small. Its three bronze bells were cast in 1937 and survived the Second World War undamaged. The building is listed as a heritage monument in Bavaria.

The church is the Kuratiekirche of Oberköst, part of the Steigerwald pastoral area in the Bamberg deanery. Its dedication to the Assumption of Mary is echoed by the neo-baroque high altar retable showing the Assumption. The side altars follow an older custom: the left, on the men's side, shows Saint George; the right, the women's altar, Saint Catherine.

The church is easy to reach from the center of Burgebrach and the exterior is freely visible at any time. To enter the building, it is best to visit during services or check locally for visiting times.

The three bronze bells were cast in 1937 and survived the Second World War without damage; they still hang in the slate-covered onion dome of the tower at the south-west corner. The pulpit and font came from the 1468 chapel that the 1931 church replaced.