List of cultural monuments in Merzalben

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In the list of cultural monuments in Merzalben , all cultural monuments of the Rhineland-Palatinate municipality of Merzalben are listed. The basis is the list of monuments of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate (as of January 8, 2019).

Monument zones

designation location Construction year description image
Monument zone Burgruine Gräfenstein east of the village on the Schloßberg
location
12th Century Founded in the 12th century by the Counts of Saarbrücken, in ruins since the Thirty Years' War; received from the upper castle from the first half of the 13th century the curtain wall and the keep; Southern half of the lower castle, around the middle of the 13th century, remains of the curtain wall and foundation walls of residential buildings; of the ring wall of the lower castle, which was continued in the 15th century, remains with the foundation walls of the stables and farm buildings, castle gate; Kennel complex with round towers; Drainage shaft, probably from the 15th century; around 1540 restoration of the upper castle's palace, window extension and stair tower; one of the stately and best preserved castles in the Palatinate Monument zone Burgruine Gräfensteinmore pictures
Monument zone Wieslauterhof south of Merzalben on the Wieslauter
Lage
1718 structural remains of an Erblehenhof dating back to 1718; small ridge system, early or mid-19th century; hook-shaped farm building, early or mid-18th century; north of the former irrigation pond

Individual monuments

designation location Construction year description image
New Catholic Parish Church of the Holy Cross Bischof-Emanuel-Straße 2
location
1954/55 stately hall, lattice facade, free-standing bell tower, 1954/55 New Catholic Parish Church of the Holy Crossmore pictures
crucifix Bischof-Emanuel-Strasse, in front of No. 2
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1770 Crucifix, 1811, with a base from 1770 crucifixmore pictures
Cemetery cross Friedhofstrasse, on the cemetery
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1876 Cemetery cross, marked 1876 Cemetery crossmore pictures
Old Catholic Parish Church of St. Peter Hauptstrasse 49a
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14th Century Lower floor of the late Gothic choir tower, 14th century; three-axis hall, 1769, sacristy 1778 Old Catholic Parish Church of St. Petermore pictures
school Hauptstrasse 53
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1768 former school; Half-timbered building, partly massive, half-hip roof, marked 1768 schoolmore pictures
Residential building Hauptstrasse 59
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18th century Lower stable house, half-timbered structure on a solid base, 18th century Residential buildingmore pictures
Residential building Hauptstrasse 64
location
second half of the 18th century Half-timbered house, partly massive, probably from the second half of the 18th century Residential building
Wayside cross Hauptstrasse, corner of Waldstrasse
Lage
1895 Road cross, sandstone with metal body, marked 1895
Forester's house Höhstraße 2
location
around 1900 Forester's house; stately historicizing hipped roof building, around 1900 Forester's housemore pictures
Wayside cross Höhstraße, opposite No. 2
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1889 Wayside cross, marked 1889 Wayside crossmore pictures
Residential building Zimmerbergstrasse 12
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early 20th century single-storey half-timbered house, half-timbered annex, probably from the early 20th century Residential buildingmore pictures
Dreiherrenstein east of the village; District Am Dreiherrenstein
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1657 Boundary stone, marks forest borders; designated 1657 and 1773; at the same time knight stone No. 57 of the Palatinate Forest Association Dreiherrenstein
Luitpold Tower east of the village; Weissenberg district
location
Early 20th century Lookout tower, early 20th century Luitpold Towermore pictures

Remarks

  1. also on Wilgartswiesen

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