Altkirch (Reichshoffen)

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The choir tower of the Altkirch
Floor plan on a notice board

The Altkirch (also: Heidenkirche ) is a church ruin in Reichshoffen ( Département Bas-Rhin ) in France . The ruin has been classified as a monument historique since 1990 .

history

The Altkirch is the ruin of a Gothic choir tower church from the 13th century, from which the basement of the tower with the choir has been preserved. The outlines of the nave were bricked up after excavations. At the church there was a leprosarium , which was probably built around 1350 during a great plague epidemic in Alsace, as it was conveniently located outside the town of Reichshoffen.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Altkirch in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  2. ↑ Inventaire général du patrimoine culturel in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  3. ↑ petit-patrimoine.com

literature

  • Walter Hotz: Handbook of the art monuments in Elass and in Lorraine . Darmstadt 1976, p. 209.

Web links

Commons : Altkirch (Reichshoffen)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 48 ° 55 ′ 59.9 "  N , 7 ° 40 ′ 18.5"  E