Evangelical Church Thalkirch

The Thalkirch church was built with three altars. It was also granted the right of burial and baptism. Its late Gothic bells - cast in 1454 and 1457 - still call the faithful to prayer today. The baptismal font, surrounded by a gnarled branch, dates from 1503.

When the church was consecrated in 1441, Bishop Heinrich von Hewen set the church consecration feast day for the Assumption of Mary on August 15. To this day, the people of Safier celebrate the Thaler-Chilbi on a weekend in August.

The people of Safier, although they led a hard and meagre life, looked up to their churches. In 1757, the church underwent a massive renovation. The choir was vaulted and larger windows were installed. The nave was given a new wooden ceiling and the closed vestibule was added.

Of the earlier late Gothic windows, a fish-bubble molding is still preserved on the lower tower arch further into the valley.

The church was covered with shingles until around 1850. Then the decision was made to use green slate tiles, which were hewn near the church.