Saints Peter and Paul Church

The first religious building in Illhaeusern was a chapel built in 1728 at the community's expense. It was replaced in 1958 by the current church, a fine example of contemporary religious art.

Its bell tower is distinguished by a wrought iron fish, symbolizing the village's origins founded by fishermen and boatmen.

Inside, the processional candle holder of the fishermen and boatmen's guild, displayed in the choir, also recalls these founders.

The modern stained glass windows in the nave, in red and orange tones, evoke major events in the history of God's people, while those in the choir, blue, symbolize the seven sacraments of the Church.

This non-figurative ensemble creates an exceptional play of light.

The altarpiece, made of nine scaffolding planks forming a 3.5-meter square, depicts a Crucifixion. Created by Christoff Baron, it draws inspiration from marks left by the mason or painter on the planks.

Finally, the baptismal fonts, the last remains of the 1728 chapel, preserved in the north collateral, feature acanthus leaf carvings, notably on the baluster foot corners and the basin base.