Parish Church of St. Michael – Allersburg
Where Hausner Bach and Lauterach flow together, surrounded by the old local cemetery, on a steep mountain spur, lies the walled church of St. Michael of Allersburg.
Allersburg is one of the oldest places of worship in the diocese of Regensburg. Bishop Erchanfried (848-864) gave the church at “Alarespurc” to a noble priest named David.
The church complex as we know it today is of Gothic origin in its basic structure, but it has had to endure numerous changes over the centuries. The most dramatic probably happened in 1745, when the south side was opened into arcades and a side aisle was added.
A renovation carried out in 1933/34 was described as extremely successful. Above all, the increased supply of light and the lighter color of the walls and ceilings have greatly benefited the Allersburg church.
The baroque interior of St. Michael was replaced by a neo-Gothic one in the late 19th century. In 1968, Pastor Sebastian Schierlinger had the baroque high altar and the two side altars removed; in their place, a large cross was erected above the tabernacle to represent the close connection between the sacrifice of the cross and the sacrifice of the mass. In 1979, the outside of the church was renovated: new exterior plaster, new paint, gold-plated tower ball, new clock face.
In 1985, the valuable ceiling paintings by Georg Lang from Deinig and the wall painting by Gebhart from Regensburg, who was a student of the Asam brothers, were renovated. A high altar was also installed again in honor of St. Michael.
So the church once again became a gem high above the Lauterach Valley.
Source: Church guide St. Michael - Allerburg