St. Margareta, Gothic church in Brühl, Germany

St. Margareta is a Roman Catholic parish church in Brühl, built from sandstone from the 14th century onward. Its square west tower, raised in 1735 and renewed between 1903 and 1905 to plans by Alfred Tepe, carries a bent slate spire above a clock and pointed-arch openings. The nave's four western bays date from the 14th century; the transept and choir were added in 1885–1887.

St. Margareta was built in the 1330s and 1340s under Archbishop Walram of Jülich as a sandstone replacement for a smaller chapel; four western nave bays survive from this phase. The tower was raised and given a new spire in 1735. Between 1885 and 1887 Vincenz Statz extended the nave eastward with a fifth bay, transept and choir, and Alfred Tepe renewed the west tower in 1903–1905.

The church shapes religious life in Brühl and is actively used by the community for worship and events. Its sandstone structure is a landmark that residents encounter regularly and that connects them to their town's heritage.

The church stands on the east side of Wallstraße, northeast of Brühl's centre, with the Old Cemetery just west of it across the street. The west portal opens under a pointed arch with tracery, and the side-aisle entrances have wind porches. Look for the small carved figure above the main entrance.

The tower was raised and given a new spire in 1735, but its present form dates from 1903 to 1905, when Alfred Tepe rebuilt the originally plain west tower. During the Second World War two bells from 1512 and 1785 had to be handed over; only the Margaret bell of 1512 survived, and two new bells followed in 1955.