Saint-Sébastien Protestant Church

On the site of the current Saint-Sébastien Protestant Church once stood a Catholic church, documented around 1300. In 1534, with the adoption of the Reformation in Riquewihr, the building was converted to Protestant worship. Enlarged in 1606 by architect Heinrich Schickhardt, who added the west bell tower, it became both Protestant and Catholic in 1687 under Louis XIV, before being replaced by the two current churches between 1864 and 1866. The bell tower houses a 1598 bell weighing 1,000 kg, adorned with an inscription in German and French reminding of life's fleeting nature. Classified as a historic monument in 1916, it was spared requisitions during World War I. Inside, an organ made in 1867 by the Stiehr-Mockers firm of Seltz stands out for its original case, zinc clock, and mechanical action console. Finally, the church's rear wall is decorated with nine tombstones of notables dating from the 15th to the 18th century, one bearing an hourglass symbolizing the passage of time.