Saint Léger Church of Koestlach

The massive bell tower, likely built in the 13th century in a Romanesque style, dominates the building. Originally, the choir occupied its ground floor before the nave was constructed between 1745 and 1748, followed by the building of a new choir now located at the opposite end of the original structure. Inside, the winged tabernacle with its reliquaries, made in 1668, comes from the Lucelle Abbey and is among the most remarkable in the Alsace region. A large altar painting, created by Jean-Jacques Bulffer (1744–1819), depicts Saint Léger, the parish patron, with a background view of the Koestlach church. The side altars, in Baroque style, date from 1751. The nave is decorated with a fresco of the Assumption, painted in 1747 by Joseph Xavier Hauwiller. Two mid-18th-century wooden paintings, attributed to Mathias Jehl, adorn the right side wall. The bench heads, made in 1867, come from the former Paravicini foundry in Lucelle. The organ, installed in 1837, was crafted by Valentin Rinkenbach. Finally, the 1780 baptistery features a depiction of the serpent with the apple, symbolizing original sin.