St. Burkard, Church building in Ahorntal, Germany.

St. Burkard is a church in Ahorntal featuring a hall structure defined by a recessed polygonal choir. Sandstone pilasters divide the entire western facade, creating a composed and orderly appearance.

The present hall church was built in 1769/70 slightly north of its predecessor of 1608/09 and was consecrated on 20 August 1780 by auxiliary bishop Johann Adam Behr. The Ordinariate rejected the facade tower of the cost estimate and required a free west portal instead, so the clock and bell frame sit in a roof turret under a stepped Welsche Haube.

The organ was begun by Engelhard Herrmann in 1834 and completed in 1837 by Johann Friedrich Heidenreich; it has 16 stops on two manuals and pedal. It was restored between 2017 and 2019. The late Gothic image of Mary on the left side altar came from the predecessor church of 1608/09.

The building sits at Oberailsfeld and is easily reached by local roads. Visitors should approach the site respectfully, as it is a protected monument that requires care when visiting.

The roof turret above the west portal holds the clock and bell frame, and is capped by a multi-stepped Welsche Haube rather than a dome. The parish had wanted a facade tower, but the Ordinariate required a free portal instead, so the turret sits directly on the roof.