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The Protestant ''Stadtkirche'' was built in the 13th century, initially in the style of [[Romanesque architecture]] andbut endedfinishing inwith [[Gothic architecture]]. Next to the church there'sis thea calvary shrine.

The construction of the ''Dominikanerkirche'' presumably started in the 13th and ended in the 18th century. The former monastery with artistic cloister contentshouses a school today. The church is used as the Catholic parish church.

The former ''Johanneskirche'' was built in the 15th century and rebuilt in 1778. It gotwas [[secularization|secularizatedsecularized]] in 1803. ByAs a result of a fire in 1851 the church lost its function, and since then the building served as a restaurant.

In the castle quarter on ''Schwibbogengasse'' lies the former Jewish synagogue of 1580. This was seized in the 1930s and converted tointo flats.

The diocesediocesan church ''St. Peter'' in ''Wimpfen im Tal'', under the control of [[Grüssau Abbey]] from 1947 to 2004, presumablyis goesthought to go back to the 7th century. Today's church with its bordering cloister was built in the 13th and 14th century. There was a comprehensive renovation in 2006.

The ''Cornelienkirche'' lies east of the centre of Wimpfen im Tal. The building was built in 1476 in the Gothic style, and has a splendid portal with wall murals. It is believed that Tilly camped here during the Battle of Wimpfen.