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Feldbach · 68
The Feldbach church, a Romanesque jewel of Sundgau built in 1144 by Count Frédéric I of Ferrette, is the oldest Alsatian building dedicated to Saint James the Greater. A historic monument, it marked a major stop on the Camino de Santiago.
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Neuwiller-lès-Saverne · 67
The Saints Peter and Paul Church, a former abbey church, combines Romanesque, Gothic, Baroque styles and Roman remains. It houses treasures like 15th-century tapestries, a reliquary tomb, and medieval statues, visible during guided tours.
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Haguenau · 67
This polychrome wooden altarpiece, created between 1496 and 1497 by Diebold Martin, a painter from Haguenau, shows the Annunciation on its closed panels, and the Nativity on the left and the Adoration of the Magi on the right when opened.
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Balbronn · 67
The Catholic Church of Balbronn, dedicated to Saint Catherine, is a neo-Gothic building constructed from 1905. It houses a 15th-century Eucharistic cabinet and 1687 baptismal fonts, along with an octagonal spire on its bell tower.
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Wasselonne · 67
This church, whose construction began in 1897 and resumed in 1938, was consecrated in 1941. It follows a Latin cross plan with a bell tower on the side of the facade. Mass is celebrated here on Sundays at 10:30 AM.
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Boofzheim · 67
This church features a bell tower and parts of the nave from the 16th century. Its wooden altar is topped by a painting by J. Melling (1785) depicting Saint Stephen, classified as a historic monument. It also has a Renaissance sacristy door and three tombstones of the Mue family.
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Crastatt · 67
Saint Augustine Church in Crastatt blends medieval and neo-Romanesque styles. Its 13th-century choir tower, enlarged in the 14th century, and its nave, converted into a sacristy in the 19th century, reflect its eventful history.
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Scharrachbergheim-Irmstett · 67
In 1893, Scharrachbergheim's shared church was divided between Catholics and Protestants. The Catholics built the neo-Gothic Saint John the Baptist church, incorporating elements of the old church, on a steep red sandstone slope from Soultz-les-Bains.
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Langensoultzbach · 67
The neo-Romanesque church of Langensoultzbach, perched on a hill, overlooks the valley. Behind it, an old chapel displays 'Gods and Goddesses and Sanctuaries of the Northern Vosges,' evoking mythology and the Roman period, while the Gallo-Roman museum and funerary steles complete the visit.
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Morsbronn-les-Bains · 67
This church, perched on a platform reinforced by a retaining wall, features a nave with pointed arch windows and a choir tower with round-arched windows. Its four-sided bell tower displays a clock face dated 1848.
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Fréland · 68
Built in 1683 and expanded in 1700, this church was replaced in 1823 after being deemed unsafe. Oriented northeast-southwest, it houses five old paintings and a bell tower with a copper dome.
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La Petite-Pierre · 67
The Church of the Assumption, built in 1417 and rebuilt in 1885, houses some of the oldest medieval frescoes in Eastern France and funerary steles of the Counts of La Petite-Pierre. Open year-round except during events.
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Frœschwiller · 67
This neo-Gothic church, built between 1872 and 1876, commemorates the 1870 Battle of Reichshoffen with its 20,000 deaths. It houses a sandstone Christ, stained glass, a reredos, and a unique Steinmeyer organ in Alsace.
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Zeinheim · 67
The Church of Saint Cosmas and Saint Damian, built in 1843 on the old cemetery site, replaces a church dedicated to Saints Philip and James. Funded by locals, it reuses stones from the previous building, including corner chains of the choir.
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Kuttolsheim · 67
The Church of Saint James, a listed historic monument, blends Baroque and modern art with works by Camille Claus. A former stop for Compostela pilgrims, it houses a statue of the saint and mainly dates from the 19th century after a fire.
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Saint-Maurice · 67
The Church of Saint Maurice, linked to the Abbey of Ebersmunster, shares its patron saint with it. Likely founded in the 12th century, it became a Gothic church in the 14th century, with remnants still visible in its tower.
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Durningen · 67
The interior of this church's bell tower dates back to 1321, while the nave was expanded in 1776. A former fortified cemetery that once surrounded the building was relocated in the 18th century.
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Ernolsheim-Bruche · 67
This building, constructed between 1838 and 1839, stands on the site of an older church dedicated to Saints Cosmas and Damian.
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Dinsheim-sur-Bruche · 67
This neoclassical building, constructed between 1828 and 1832, was restored after the 1987 fire. It houses a historic organ and 19th-century artworks but remains closed to the public except during services.
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Elsenheim · 67
This place of worship, with a bell tower dating from 1825 and a nave and choir from 1854, was rebuilt in 1875. Damaged during World War II, only its stained glass windows were destroyed. A Lourdes grotto is recreated at the back.
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Scharrachbergheim-Irmstett · 67
This 15th-century neo-Gothic church, dedicated to Saint John the Baptist, features a vaulted nave, a slender bell tower, and a recessed choir. Its furnishings and late Gothic sandstone custodia are remarkable, but access is by reservation only.
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Dolleren · 68
Built in 1878 to separate from the parish of Sewen, this church in the Doller valley, completed in 1894, impresses with its size and its slender steeple topped by a crowned cross.
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Grussenheim · 68
This Alsatian church, built between 1748 and 1753 by a Tyrolean architect, is notable for its unique curved Baroque facade in Alsace. Its bulbous bell tower, typical of Germanic regions, links it to the Abbey of Ebersmunster.
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Urbeis · 67
Built in 1890 for Protestant families from the Villé and Haute-Bruche valleys, this church was partly funded by Augusta Victoria, wife of Kaiser Wilhelm II. It embodies a religious, military, and civil history linked to the Franco-German border.
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