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Strasbourg · 67
The former neo-Romanesque synagogue on Quai Kléber, built in 1897 for 1,600 seats, was set on fire in 1940 and then dynamited in 1941. A square and the Alley of the Righteous Among the Nations, inaugurated in 2012, now occupy the site.
Discover this placeSaverne · 67
The synagogue of Saverne, built in 1900 in an eclectic style, was destroyed during World War II before being rebuilt and reopened in 1950.
Discover this placeGuebwiller · 68
After a movie session, relax at the Synagogue Playground, a space designed for rest and socializing.
Discover this placeColmar · 68
Founded in 1310 by Dominican sisters, this Colmar convent underwent many changes and now houses a school, a banquet hall, and the tourist office. Its restored bell tower recalls its religious past.
Discover this placeRixheim · 68
Established in 1861 after relocating the old parish cemetery, this cemetery notably includes a historic family plot dedicated to the Zuber family.
Discover this placeGrendelbruch · 67
This chapel, adjacent to the church, houses a remnant of the first church built in 1565. Listed as a historic monument since 1998, it has recently undergone restoration.
Discover this placeLauterbourg · 67
This majestic church dominates the town with its medieval bell tower, Gothic choir from 1467, and nave from 1716. Its stained glass, baptismal fonts, pulpit, and 1777 Stieffel organ, classified and restored in 1998, are worth seeing. The terrace offers a view of the artistic pavement in the streets.
Discover this placeMothern · 67
This grotto, built in 1901 by a grieving couple, recalls the one in Lourdes. Their prayer was answered with the birth of two more children after its construction.
Discover this placeBergholtzzell · 68
The Oelberg Calvary Hill charms with its 5 oratories and chapels depicting the Passion of Christ, its monumental staircase, and a pleasant path. It also houses a polychrome wooden reproduction of Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper.
Discover this placeLauterbourg · 67
Former 18th-century powder magazine converted into a Protestant temple in 1888 after its purchase by the community in 1887, restored in 1952.
Discover this placeVal-de-Moder · 67
The Protestant church of Niedermodern houses a contemporary altarpiece by Reinhard Dassler, gifted in 2000. This hyperrealistic work, inspired by the washing of the feet, engages with the sacraments and anchors itself in the modern world while drawing from the Renaissance.
Discover this placeSainte-Marie-aux-Mines · 68
The Val d’Argent, between Lorraine and Alsace, hosts 26 churches and chapels reflecting its 16th-17th century religious diversity. Lutherans, Anabaptists, and Catholics coexisted here, with the Amish movement born in 1693 at Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines.
Discover this placeObernai · 67
Built in 1876 following Jacques Albert Brion's plans, this neo-Romanesque synagogue was funded by donations from the 205 members of the Jewish community at the time.
Discover this placeMulhouse · 68
After 1798, the Jewish community of Mulhouse was revived and a new synagogue was inaugurated in 1849. Its architecture features contrasting proportions and materials, with an orientalist style visible inside and out.
Discover this placeStrasbourg · 67
The synagogue and Community Center, built in 1954, border Contades Park. The former large neo-Romanesque synagogue, destroyed in 1940, was once located along Quai Kléber.
Discover this placeTraenheim · 67
Traenheim, an Alsatian village of 650 inhabitants, charms with its sunny microclimate ideal for vineyards and its Wine Route. Its history, marked by Celtic or Germanic origins, includes an 18th-century attic synagogue discovered in 1986.
Discover this placeHeiligenstein · 67
This Augustinian priory, founded around 1180 by Herrade de Landsberg, features a late Gothic church, a remodeled Romanesque porch tower, and remains of the convent damaged by a 1555 fire. Visible only from the outside, it reflects a history marked by conflict and rebuilding.
Discover this placeUttenhoffen · 67
Uttenhoffen, a small Alsatian village, is home to the smallest half-timbered church in Alsace, a 16th-century Protestant temple with a remarkable choir. Its flower-lined streets and blue half-timbered farms offer a bucolic and picturesque setting.
Discover this placeWahlenheim · 67
Wahlenheim, a small flowering Alsatian village north of Strasbourg, features a church with a Baroque main altar from Marienthal, a gem of the 18th century. Its walls hold statues of saints and a full-centered diaphragm arch.
Discover this placeSouffelweyersheim · 67
This site combines religious function and cultural activities centered on Laotian Buddhism.
Discover this placeBlancherupt · 67
The smallest town in the department hosts a unique Way of the Cross, created in 2009 by 15 international artists in the St. Andrew's Church. A rare fusion of contemporary and sacred art to discover.
Discover this placeWidensolen · 68
Widensolen, an estate cleared in the 8th century by Wido, was shaped by the monks of Pairis until the Revolution. The village features a St. Nicholas church, a Lourdes grotto, a botanical trail, and an old mill.
Discover this placeWolfisheim · 67
The Wolfisheim Synagogue, built in 1894 from Vosges sandstone, replaces the former local prayer room.
Discover this placeZehnacker · 67
Zehnacker, an Alsatian village of 219 inhabitants, is mentioned as early as 739. Successively owned by Marmoutier Abbey then Strasbourg, it housed a simultaneum church from 1686 to 1852, symbolizing its Protestant history amid Catholic villages.
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