Saint-Armuth Chapel

Perched along the route between Avolsheim and Wolxheim, this modest sanctuary is linked to the local legend of the blacksmith Conrad Giesselbrecht.

Its origins date back to 1512, the year of its first written mention.

Over the centuries, the Chapel of Holy Poverty, accompanied by its hermitage, suffered several destructions before being rebuilt in 1738.

Sold as national property during the Revolution, it was returned to religious use in 1808, and a new hermit took residence after the adjoining house was renovated.

In 1861, the building, too dilapidated, was replaced by a larger chapel and a new dwelling for the hermit. A fire in 1979 spared only the sanctuary, which remains today without interior restoration. The chapel is not open to visitors.