Church of Our Lady of the Assumption

As early as the year 703, archives mention a basilica dedicated to Our Lady on this site, which was reduced to ruins in 1287. Only its bell tower, nicknamed the "Green Tower," escaped destruction. It successively served as a watchtower, chapel, and ossuary before being demolished in the early 19th century.

A second church was consecrated in 1347. From that period remain a vaulted choir, a sacristy with ribbed vaults, a three-nave vessel, the bell tower, and a sculpted portal. In the 19th century, a chapel and sacristy were added to the south.

The interior of the building reveals a rich heritage: medieval wall paintings, 14th-century frescoes, polychrome wooden statues dated 1480, a painting from 1616, and an organ restored in 2006.

Outside, the west tympanum houses the only Alsatian representation of the Adoration of the Magi, carved in sandstone in the 14th century. The south and north walls preserve fragments of a sculpture depicting the Descent from the Cross, also from the 14th century.

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Data from DATAtourisme · Office de tourisme du pays de Ribeauvillé et Riquewihr, Système d'informations touristique Alsace - LEI Alsace