Sts. Peter and Paul Church

Already in the middle of the 14th century there was a church outside the city walls on the way to the Frauentor - the Church of Our Lady. It was probably a wooden structure and was laid down in March 1431 to prevent the Hussite army from being able to establish itself. About ten years later, the first plans for a massive new church building came up. The foundation stone for the new building was laid on May 7, 1459 and the consecration on May 29, 1473, before completion. During the late Gothic style period, the church was built in its current appearance, apart from the upper part of the western bell tower. Inside, the balustrade of the organ stage still refers to the Gothic creative phase. In 1696 the west tower, which was already 32½ cubits high, was increased by another 10½ cubits and a 40 cubic meter wooden structure was put on. In 1735, the baroque tower hood was covered with sheet metal.

Until 1870, the church seldom appeared in the city's history. Only with the expansion of the city towards the train station does the church become more important. It was renewed between 1869 and 1871 and thereafter enjoyed a larger influx every Sunday. The church was plastered again in 1927. When the church was last renovated between 2001 and 2011, the stone walls disappeared behind a white plaster.

The church's bronze bells were melted down during the First World War. After the war, they were replaced by three cast steel bells that matched the eis-e-g chord. The consecration of the bells took place in the early 1920s. The following psalms can be read on the bells; Large bell: "From the depth I call, Lord, to you" (Psalm 130), middle bell: "Nevertheless I always stay with you" (Psalm 73, 32) and small bell: "Rejoice in the Lord always . “(Phil.4,4). The bells have been swinging through an electric bell since 1930.

The organ is on the east side of the central nave. This organ has 34 stops and 2300 pipes. It was built from 1976 to 1977 by the Schuster company from Zittau. Master carpenter Püschner from Görlitz designed the organ brochure. The new organ replaced the late Gothic organ that hangs like a swallow's nest.

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