Altorf
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Bas-Rhin | |
| Arrondissement | Molsheim | |
| Canton | Molsheim | |
| Community association | Region of Molsheim-Mutzig | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 31 ' N , 7 ° 32' E | |
| height | 162-186 m | |
| surface | 10.19 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,293 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 127 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 67120 | |
| INSEE code | 67008 | |
| Website | http://www.altorf.fr/ | |
 St. Cyriak Abbey Church in Altorf |
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Altorf (German Altdorf ) is a French commune with 1293 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the canton of Molsheim in the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Alsace ). She is a member of the Communauté de communes de la Région de Molsheim-Mutzig .
population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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| 814 | 796 | 746 | 883 | 941 | 1100 | 1170 | 1293 |
Attractions
See also: List of the Monuments historiques in Altorf
The abbey church of St. Cyriak, originally from the end of the 10th century, was rebuilt at the end of the 12th century and had to be partially renewed after a fire in the 17th century. The nave is Romanesque , the choir and transept were rebuilt in the Baroque by Peter Thumb . In the church there is a wooden bust of St. Cyriak from the second half of the 12th century. The church also houses a listed organ by Andreas Silbermann from 1730. In the monastery garden there is a renaissance fountain made of red granite .
- St. Cyriak Abbey Church
High altar in the baroque choir
Baroque pulpit and side altar of St. Scholastica
Side altar St. Benedict
Romanesque aisle
The former abbot house is now a school. The tithe barn Grange aux dîmes once belonged to the monastery.
See also
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Bas-Rhin . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-055-8 , pp. 693-697.
- Henri Host: Parish Church - formerly Benedictine Abbey of St. Cyriac, Altdorf Unterelsass. 2nd edition, Schnell Kunstführer No. 840, Munich 1981.
