Old St. Michael's Church

The church is first mentioned in a document from the year 1015. The church served as the parish church of Alken until the completion of the new church in 1849. A steep picturesque staircase, flanked by the 14 Stations of the Cross, leads to the church. A large iron grate provides a view into the ossuary located beneath the church. Remarkable restoration and preservation measures have been undertaken in recent years at great financial cost by the St. Michael Brotherhood. Particularly noteworthy is the securing and uncovering of the valuable fresco paintings from the 14th and 15th centuries. Artful altars, paintings, and statues adorn the interior of the church. The regularly held services from April to October are becoming increasingly popular, with the number of worshippers in our old church steadily rising. The church is very popular and well-known as a wedding church, attracting many couples from afar to get married here. Multimedia presentation "Time Travel - 1000 Year Old Church of St. Michael" On the occasion of the 1000th anniversary of our "Old St. Michael's Church," a multimedia presentation was created in 2015, which is shown in the church.