List of monuments historiques in Bouxwiller (Bas-Rhin)

The list of Monument historique in Bouxwiller includes all classified and registered Monuments historiques in the Alsatian town of Bouxwiller in the Bas-Rhin department.

List of monuments historiques

designation	description	Location	Labelling	Protection status	date	image
Resting bench	On the initiative of the Prefect of the Bas-Rhin department, benches were set up in Alsace in 1811/12 to commemorate the birth of Napoleon Franz Bonaparte . The benches were intended to serve as rest stops for the farmers who carried their goods to the markets in the surrounding towns on market days. They are made of sandstone and usually have a roof to provide shade.	RD 59 ( layer )	PA00084639	Inscrit	1988
Resting bench	Established in 1856	RD 73 ( layer )	PA00084640	Inscrit	1988
Resting bench	Established in 1854	RD 232 ( layer )	PA00084641	Inscrit	1988
Resting bench	On the initiative of the Prefect of the Bas-Rhin department, Auguste César West, on the occasion of the wedding of Emperor Napoleon III in 1853. Together with 27-year-old Eugénie de Montijo, 448 benches were set up along the main streets at a distance of two kilometers	RD 232 ( layer )	PA00084642	Inscrit	1988
George's Chapel with granary	The Georgskapelle was built in the first third of the 14th century in the Gothic style. A one-story granary adjoins the small church. In the 14th century the chapel served as a burial place for the Lichtenberg rule . After the French Revolution, the building also served as a prison. The construction of the roof with hanging truss is one of the few examples of this type of construction in Alsace. There is an apartment on the upper floor of the chapel. The granary is an elongated building block with large arched windows and a high, steep gable roof.	Clos des Seigneurs ( location )	PA00084643	Inscrit	1987	more pictures
St. Leodegar	St. Leodegar (French: St-Léger ) was built in 1779 by the architect Ginter in place of a Gothic church. The tower on the south side is preserved from this. The church is a baroque hall with four bays and a three-sided choir closure. Three window axes on the long sides illuminate the interior. Three pointed arcades separate the central and side aisles. There are round windows in the upper storeys.	Rue des Mines ( location )	PA00084644	Inscrit	1930	more pictures
Protestant Church	The originally Gothic basilica with a choir tower from the 14th century was rebuilt in major changes after being destroyed in 1613/14. The tower was raised in 1728/29 and received a curved dome. The church, originally consecrated to Mary, has been Protestant since 1542. The church has no choir and is currently closing. A wooden gallery runs around the altar.	Place de l'Église ( location )	PA00084645	Inscrit	1930	more pictures
town hall	The town hall is a symmetrical two-storey plastered building. The building was built from 1658 to 1663 according to plans by Hans Weibel as the administrative headquarters. Above the sandstone portal in the central axis there is a mighty dwelling with a hipped roof and ridge turrets. Sandstone blocks emphasize the corners. The elaborately decorated portal in the style of the late Renaissance is lined with round columns with Corinthian capitals. The coat of arms of the Counts of Hanau-Lichtenberg sits in the central field .	Place du Château ( location )	PA00084646	Inscrit	1930	more pictures
Hospital garden	The moated castle Buchsweiler was a horseshoe-shaped complex with a mighty round tower on the corner and a terraced manor garden, which was destroyed in the revolution. Only outbuildings of the once magnificent castle have survived. The remnants of the park are now the garden of a hospital. Two fountains and a statue of Mercury have survived from the early 18th century.	3 rue du Canal ( location )	PA00084647	Inscrit	1930	more pictures
House of the church conductor	The date of construction of the building is unknown. Essential parts date from the last quarter of the 16th century when it belonged to the mayor Roehrich. Later it was the residence of the church conductor , then the seat of the presbytery. In the 20th century there was a bakery on the ground floor. The shop windows also date from this period. The three-storey house was built with a ground floor made of stone and the floors above in half-timbered construction. The two-storey polygonal corner bay above a short column is striking. A two-storey gate passage leads into an inner courtyard.	18, rue du Canal ( location )	PA00084648	Inscrit	1930	more pictures
House Siegler	The house was built in 1670 for the master butcher Hans Jacob Siegler. The three-storey building on the eaves was built with a stone ground floor and upper storeys in half-timbered construction. The upper floors protrude slightly. in the gable area the hipped roof protrudes far. A wooden gallery was built underneath. The front of the ground floor is no longer preserved in its original state and has been converted to meet the needs of business operations. In the half-timbered carvings, in particular the figure of a soldier in a post.	2, rue de l'Église ( location )	PA00084649	Inscrit	1930	more pictures
House of Pflüger	The building was built in 1667 for the rope maker Hans Georg Pflüger and his wife. The guild mark and initials HGP and MAP can still be seen in the portal today. The gable-independent three-storey residential and commercial building was built on the ground floor with business operations in stone construction, above with half-timbering. In the upper storeys, a polygonal bay window with rich carvings sits slightly asymmetrically on the gable side.	29 Grand-Rue ( location )	PA00084650	Inscrit	1930	more pictures
Residential building	The main wing of the building dates from the late 16th century. The street facade was changed in the 18th century. The west wing was also built or significantly changed in the 18th century. The stair tower in the courtyard dates from 1584. The gate passage was probably extended in the 18th century to include the east wing of the house (today 35 Grand-Rue).	37 Grand-Rue ( location )	PA00084651	Inscrit	1930
Residential building	The building dates from 1558 but has been changed and rebuilt many times. In 1613 the house in the south was enlarged. The two-storey plastered building was erected over a high basement. A rectangular sandstone bay window with Renaissance motifs sits on the upper floor at a corner of the building.	46 Grand-Rue ( location )	PA00084652	Inscrit	1930	more pictures
Residential building	The house was built in 1591 and extended by a risalite in 1598. The coat of arms of those of Gremp von Freudenstein can be found on the house. In 1606 a wing of the building was added to the north and the house was probably enlarged for Bailli Christoph Gremp von Freudenstein. As is typical for the region, a half-timbered upper floor was built on a stone ground floor.	6, rue des Juifs ( location )	PA00084653	Inscrit	1930	more pictures
Residential building	The building with a hipped roof was built in 1636 for the tax officer Theurer. In 1636 he extended the building to the rear by adding a central projection on six wooden pillars. The house was built in half-timbered construction over a stone basement and in the meantime also served as a grain store and was the seat of the city ​​scales .	26, place du Marché-aux-Grains ( location )	PA00084654	Inscrit	1930	more pictures
Residential building	The inscription in a small bay window reveals the builder and the date of construction. Johann Christoph Conradt had the house built in 1688. Windows and bay windows are decorated with Renaissance motifs, including some heads. In 1985, the building was badly damaged in a fire and rebuilt in different ways.	3, rue de la Poste ( location )	PA00084655	Inscrit	1930
Residential building	The four-storey house was built in 1595. The two lower floors were built in stone, the two overlying slightly cantilevered in half-timbered construction.	1, rue du Sable ( location )	PA00084656	Inscrit	1930	more pictures
Former synagogue	The synagogue replaced an older synagogue on Rue des Juifs in 1842. In 1896 the interior was changed in order to offer more space for the meanwhile strongly increased number of parishioners. During the time of the German occupation, the interior was destroyed and used as a cardboard box factory. After the Second World War, the survivors of the Bouxwiller Jewish community set up a small prayer room in the building. The city acquired the building in 1986 and converted it into the Musée judéo-alsacien between 1998 and 2000. The classicist building was erected on a rectangular floor plan. The long sides have five window axes with round arches. You enter the former church via a classical portal with a triangular gable.	Grand-Rue ( location )	PA00084657	Inscrit	1984	more pictures

List of objects

designation	description	Location	Labelling	Protection status	date	image
organ	Built in 1778 by Johann Andreas Silbermann	in the Protestant Church ( location )	PM67000998	Classé	1977	more pictures
Organ prospectus	Built in 1778 by Johann Andreas Silbermann	in the Protestant Church ( location )	PM67000495	Classé	1977	more pictures
27 paintings in the balustrade of the galleries	Oil paint on wood, probably by Simon Johann Heüsselin, 1672	in the Protestant Church ( location )	PM67001357	Inscrit	1999
Louis quatorze style table	Wood, painted and gilded, 17th century	in the Protestant Church ( location )	PM67001585	Inscrit	1995
pulpit	Sandstone, painted and gilded, inscribed 1519 and 1614	in the Protestant Church ( location )	PM67000733	Classé	1995	more pictures
organ	Ensemble of PM67000032 and PM67000033	in the Catholic Church of St-Léger ( Lage )	PM67000999	Classé Classé	1977 1988
Instrumental part of the organ	Built in 1668 by Johann Jacob Baldner for the Protestant church in Bouxwiller, repaired by Andreas Silbermann in 1699 , transferred to the Catholic Church in 1779	in the Catholic Church of St-Léger ( Lage )	PM67000033	Classé	1988
Organ prospectus	Built in 1668 by Johann Jacob Baldner for the Protestant Church in Bouxwiller, transferred to the Catholic Church in 1779, supplemented in 1827	in the Catholic Church of St-Léger ( Lage )	PM67000032	Classé	1977
Madonna	Wood, painted in color, silver-plated and gilded, inscribed 1771	in the Catholic Church of St-Léger ( Lage )	PM67001588	Inscrit	1995
Bell jar	Bronze, cast in 1821	in the Catholic Church of St-Léger ( Lage )	PM67001589	Inscrit	1995
Two side altars	Wood, painted in color and gilded, 18th century	in the Catholic Church of St-Léger ( Lage )	PM67001586	Inscrit	1995
Sculpture of Saint Aloisius by Gonzaga	Wood, painted and gilded, second quarter of the 19th century	in the Catholic Church of St-Léger ( Lage )	PM67001587	Inscrit	1995
Painting The Beheading of Saint Leodegar	Wooden frame painting, around 1780	in the Catholic Church of St-Léger ( Lage )	PM67001590	Inscrit	1995
Big bell	Bronze, cast in 1493	in the town hall ( location )	PM67001592	Inscrit	2001
Little bell	Bronze, cast in 1469	in the town hall ( location )	PM67001591	Inscrit	2001

literature

• Walter Hotz: Handbook of the art monuments in Alsace and Lorraine. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich 1976, pp. 25–26.
• Dominique Toursel-Harster, Jean-Pierre Beck, Guy Bronner: Dictionnaire des Monuments historiques d'Alsace . La Nuée Bleue, Strasbourg 1995, pp. 63-71.
• Le Patrimoine des Communes du Bas-Rhin . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-055-8 , pp. 179-193.

Web links

Commons : Monuments historiques in Bouxwiller  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Monuments historiques (structures) in Bouxwiller in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture
• Monuments historiques (objects) in Bouxwiller in the base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture

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