Alte Kapelle

In 1805/06 the slightly wider nave of the church was demolished because of poor building structure and the choir room was transformed into a chapel.

Over the centuries, the Old Chapel experienced a colorful history. After Franz von Sickingen (1481-1523), owner of Nanstein Castle, which was rising above the city, sympathized with Martin Butzer and Johannes Schwebel and the two reformers began as pastors in Landstuhl, one of the first Reformed church services in Germany took place in this parish church. From the 16th century to the 18th century, the people of Landstuhl had to adapt to the beliefs of their respective rulers. In the parish church, Catholic, Protestant, Catholic, Protestant, Catholic and Calvinistic services were then held.

In the outer wall are originating workpieces from the broken longhouse. Inside, in the ribbed vaults and on the walls, there are valuable and noteworthy paintings, probably made in the 15th century. They were discovered and conserved only in 1940 under the direction of the State Office for the Preservation of Monuments.

The cemetery surrounding the church was a burial ground for over 500 years. Since 1836 it is no longer used as a cemetery.

The grave monuments of important Landstuhl citizens date from the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

During the Second World War, soldiers and civilian victims of a bomb attack found their last resting place here.

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