List of monuments historiques in Wissembourg

The list of Monument historique in Wissembourg lists all classified and registered Monuments historiques in the Alsatian city of Wissembourg .

List of structures

designation	description	Location	Labelling	Protection status	date	image
Abbey Church of St. Peter and Paul	Nothing remains from the early days of the monastery church. Destruction in the years 985 and 1004 is reported. In 1074 a new building was built, of which the square tower is still preserved today. The current church was started under Abbot Edelin at the end of the 13th century. The Gothic pillar basilica has two transepts, each with two-bay transept arms. These end in the south in a ⅝-apse Vorjoch, in the north directly into a ⁴ / ₈ -Apsis. A choir with two yokes and a ⅝-end adjoins the transept. An octagonal tower sits on the crossing. The interior of the church is decorated with Gothic and Neo-Gothic works of art. The frescoes and wall paintings from the 14th to 16th centuries are a highlight. The exterior of the church is heavily based on the Gothic. The buttress with the simple pinnacles and the floor-to-ceiling windows with tracery are striking .	Avenue de la Sous-Préfecture ( location )	PA00085247	Classé	1930	more pictures
Loud channel	canalised section of the Lauter , from 1748	Rue du Faubourg-de-Bitche ( location )	PA67000021	Inscrit	1997	more pictures
Chapel of St. Peter and Paul	The Romanesque chapel adjoins the church of the same name. The three-aisled vaulted room has four bays, which rest on columns with cube capitals. Externally, the small chapel is a quarry stone building made of sandstone with a gable roof.	Sous-Prefecture Avenue!Avenue de la Sous-Préfecture ( location )	PA00085243	Classé	1973	more pictures
Geisberg Castle	Geisberg Castle was built between 1694 and 1711 by Jean Gaspard de Hatzel as a spacious four-sided courtyard with a main house and ancillary buildings according to plans by the architect Rondouin. A baroque garden with an enclosure was attached to the main house. The castle was fiercely contested in both 1793 and 1870. During the Second World War, the castle was almost completely destroyed by fire in May 1940. Only parts of the base of the courtyard facade, two garden pavilions and a dovecote have survived.	Geisberg, rue du Château ( location )	PA00085288	Inscrit	1990	more pictures
Saint-Rémy castle	Former Niederungsburg, roughly trapezoidal complex with at least three round corner towers, remains of a trapezoidal hall building. One of the four castles for the defense of Wissembourg Abbey in the four cardinal points.	Altenstadt, 15 rue de Lauterbourg ( location )	PA00085275	Inscrit	1989	more pictures
Dean's office	The deanery was built in 1784 and has been the seat of the sub-prefecture since 1825. The baroque building with a mansard roof has eleven window axes. The middle three are summarized in a risalit . Storey cornices and corner pilasters structure the building. The risalit is clad with horizontal sandstone bands. Above the high portal with flanking oculi sit three French balcony doors. The risalit continues into the roof above a protruding eaves cornice. Four vases crown the building here.	10 rue du Chapitre ( location )	PA00132524	Inscrit	1994	more pictures
Dominican Church	The church belonged to a monastery that was founded in 1288 by the Fleckenstein family and other noble families. It was abandoned during the Reformation and then served as a hospital, later as a warehouse, horse stable and barracks. It has been a cultural center since 1980. From the originally Gothic church only the central nave with the three-sided choir has been preserved. Some windows with tracery and pointed arches inside are also preserved. Other windows were walled up and new ones created. Buttresses support the masonry of the plastered construction.	Rue des Dominicains ( location )	PA00085245	Inscrit	1982	more pictures
Church of St. John the Baptist	The exact date of construction of the church with its half-hip roof is unknown. It is first mentioned in the 8th century. The crossing and the square tower with a pyramid roof date back to the Hohenstaufen era. After the Reformation was introduced, the church was a Protestant parish church from 1523. A short transept adjoins the nave. This is followed by a chorus with a ⅝ ending. In the 14th century, another choir and a Stanislaus Chapel were added to the choir in the south, and a sacristy was added to the north. The flat roofed church has a side aisle to the north. Five arcades on octagonal pillars separate the side and central nave. The south portal with vestibule dates from the 16th century. The furnishings include rich wall paintings from the 14th century and a bust of Luther from the 19th century. A bronze lion head with a ring originally served as a door knocker to the sacristy and is now exhibited in the city museum.	Place Saint-Jean ( location )	PA00085246	Classé	1898	more pictures
St. Ulrich Church	The Roman Catholic basilica with a flat wooden beam ceiling was built in the 7th century in the Romanesque style. A semicircular apse adjoins the vaulted choir in the center, next to it sits in the north a smaller Gothic apse with mit-end, in the south a rectangular sacristy. The west tower forms an entrance hall on the barrel-vaulted ground floor.	Altenstadt, Rue Principale ( location )	PA00085244	Classé	1898	more pictures
Fortifications	The foundation stone for the city of Wissembourg was the Benedictine monastery, which was founded in 631. The city itself was first mentioned in 1179 and had city fortifications from 1251. The two suburbs of Bannacker and Bruch were also fortified in 1311 and 1410. From 1354 Wissembourg belonged to the League of Ten Cities , from 1518 the city was independent of the monastery. Even though most of the fortification walls were torn down, the fortifications of the monastery district, the old town and the two suburbs are still visible today. A square tower from the 14th century has been preserved from the walls of the monastery. Rudiments of the rather simple walling of the old town and the suburbs, which were last renovated by Louis de Cormontaigne , have been preserved in the north and south-west of the city. In addition to the semicircular household Tower Powder Tower has been preserved.	( Location )	PA00085248	Inscrit	1933	more pictures
Hotel Stanislas	The Polish King and Duke of Lorraine and Bar Stanislaus I. Leszczyński lived in the estate from 1719 to 1725, and his daughter Maria Leszczyńska also lived here until her marriage to Louis XV. The manor was probably built at the beginning of the 18th century. The buildings of the three-sided courtyard are grouped around a courtyard of honor. The two-storey plastered building with hipped roofs is structured by a cornice and corner pilasters. The main entrance to the manor house is decorated with a baroque portal. The open side of the main courtyard is protected by a wall with a lattice top. A baroque portal with vases and pilasters provides access . An inscription in the entablature ( Hospice civil ) reveals the later use of the building as a hospital.	7 rue Stanislas ( location )	PA00085249	Classé	1929	more pictures
Hôtel du Prêteur Royal By Neubeck	The farm was built by the Neubeck family at the beginning of the 18th century. In 1804 Frédéric Charles Henri Pfender bought it and the building has remained in the family to this day. The two-storey plastered building with a mansard hipped roof is illuminated by ten window axes. In the sixth there is an entrance with a baroque portal on the ground floor. Two pilasters frame a striking drapery. Above it sits its round gable field with a lunette window .	1 rue Traversière ( location )	PA00085250	Inscrit	1987	more pictures
town hall	The medieval town hall was burned down in 1677. In the years 1741 to 1752 the city built a new building according to plans by Joseph Massol . The three-storey sandstone block building with a mezzanine is dominated by a mighty central projecting with a triangular gable and tower structure. Corner pilasters and cornices structure the building. The high ground floor is illuminated by arched windows and doors. On the floor above, these are decorated with segmental arches. Only in the risalit are round arches built in and richly decorated. A sweeping balcony with consoles and wrought-iron railing is in front of the building. In the triangular gable, two putti hold two coupled heraldic fields. Behind it rises a square tower with a hood and an open lantern.	Place de la République ( location )	PA00085251	Inscrit Classé	1929 1932	more pictures
Residential building	The building was erected on a stone ground floor in half-timbered construction. Carved posts and a Franconian bay window from 1598 on the first floor decorate the front. In the courtyard there is a stair tower with a stone spindle to which a wing with a half-timbered upper floor is connected at right angles to the main building.	20/22 rue de la Laine ( location )	PA00085256	Classé	1929	more pictures
Residential building	built around 1832, with older components	35 rue de la Laine ( location )	PA00085257	Inscrit	1935	more pictures
Residential building	The gabled house with a half-hipped roof was built at the end of the 16th or beginning of the 17th century over a stone ground floor in half-timbered construction and decorated with rich carvings on the corners of the building. The upper floors protrude slightly. The front of the ground floor has been changed due to its use as a shop.	2 rue Nationale ( location )	PA00085259	Inscrit	1935	more pictures
Residential building	The gable-facing house was built on the ground floor with stones and half-timbering, which is typical for the region. The richly decorated sandstone portal with the initials NK and the year 1616 is a listed building.	27 rue Neuve ( location )	PA00085260	Inscrit	1935	more pictures
Maison Bürgerhof	The Bürgerhof, also called Maison Holzapfel , is a four-story stone house made of sandstone with a small corner tower. A man holds two coats of arms above the pointed arched portal, it is marked with 1506 . A conspicuous eaves cornice completes the building.	35 rue Nationale ( location )	PA00085258	Inscrit	1935	more pictures
Maison des Chevaliers	Built in the second half of the 15th century, the building was used as a guest house for high-ranking guests, especially the knights of the knight's court . The gable, two-storey plastered building has a large dwelling facing the courtyard. The tail gable is decorated with volutes and divided by cantilevered cornices with toothed friezes. A rich bottle painting adorns the windows on the gable end. In the gable, the lower window is framed with pilasters and an oculus sits above it. The house was built in the Renaissance style. The gable end dates from 1604, the paintings were only added later in the 19th century and are inspired by the Renaissance.	1 avenue de la Sous-Préfecture ( location )	PA00085287	Inscrit	1990	more pictures
Maison goblin	The residential building is a two-story plastered building, the upper floor of which is a half-timbered construction. The Renaissance portal is marked 1592. In the courtyard of the building there is a stair tower, wooden galleries surround the courtyard on the upper floor. Inside, the wooden coffered ceilings from the Renaissance period have been preserved.	26 rue de l'Étoile ( location )	PA00085252	Classé	1929	more pictures
Salzhaus (Old Hospital)	The building was built in 1448 as a hospital. It was later used as a slaughterhouse before becoming a salt warehouse. The salt house is a two-story plastered building with five to eight window axes and a steep, high pitched roof. The entrance and a round arch portal with access to the courtyard are on the narrow side.	2 / 2a rue du Marché-aux-Poissons ( location )	PA67000023	Inscrit	1998	more pictures
Maison star	Half-timbered house on a solid base, around 1440/50	28 rue de l'Étoile ( location )	PA67000080	Inscrit	2008	more pictures
Maison des Tanneurs (tanners' guild house)	The tanners' guild house was built in 1550. The three-storey plastered building with a steep pitched roof and corner blocks has three window axes. In the center of the ground floor is a late Gothic portal with the first hints of the Renaissance. The most striking building element is a rectangular Renaissance bay window on one corner of the building. He sits on a three-quarter round column and a stepped console. Slug pane windows brighten the interior. In between sit richly decorated pilasters that support a cantilevered cornice with an overlying beam. Guild signs and medallions with portraits adorn the bay window.	63 rue du Faubourg-de-Bitche ( location )	PA00085253	Inscrit	1929	more pictures
Maison Vogelsberger	The house, built in 1540, is named after field captain Sebastian Vogelsberger, who was executed in Augsburg in 1548 for high treason. The three-storey plastered eaves building is structured by cornices. The tall rectangular windows on the upper floors are equipped with a profiled reveal. The windows on the first floor are more elaborate. They are framed by pilasters that support a cantilevered, profiled roof. Above it sits a semicircular arched field with shell ornamentation. A round arch portal sits in the center of the ground floor. The entrance is flanked by two pilasters with a cantilevered roof. Two coat of arms fields and the year 1540 were immortalized in the portal field. The concave console of the balcony on the first floor is cranked with the roofing of the portal. The hollow is painted with a coat of arms held by two mercenaries.	2 quai Anselmann ( location )	PA00085254	Inscrit	1929	more pictures
Maison driver	The three-storey residential building on the banks of the Lauter was built with stones on the ground floor, while the two cantilevered upper storeys were built in exposed framework. A gable roof covers the structure. The inner courtyard is entered through a mighty arched gate. The building was erected in 1490.	5 quai Anselmann ( location )	PA00085255	Inscrit	1938	more pictures
Westercamp museum with fountain	The Maison Westercamp was originally the guild house of the pipers and winemakers. The house was built in the 14th century and rebuilt or rebuilt in the 15th century. The bay window is marked 1599 and bears the initials FH (Feltin Helfrich) and SS (Sibilla Spittler). The building was made of solid stone on the ground floor and half-timbered on the first floor. A gate with a round arch forms the entrance on the ground floor. Above it sits a Frankish bay window. In addition, there is a dwelling in the roof area . In 1913 a municipal museum was set up here with the financial help of the notary Paul Westercamp.	3 rue du Musée ( location )	PA00085261	Inscrit	1935	more pictures
Obelisk of the King of Rome	The obelisk was erected on the initiative of Prefect Adrien Lezay-Marnésia to commemorate the birth of the King of Rome on March 20, 1811. A five-meter-high sandstone obelisk rises on a base with a square floor plan and triangular gables. Three sides of the base are decorated with inscriptions on cassettes. They are: LA VILLE / DE / WISSEMBOURG / 1811.2 , EXIGUUM / MONUMENTUM / SPES MAGNA / MAGNUS / AMOR and LA VILLE DE WISSEMBOURG / M. ALFRED ZOOG ETANT MAIRE / A FAIT RESTAURER CE MONUMENT / AVEC LE CONCOURS DES AMITIES / INTERNATIONALES NAPOLEONIENNES . The monument was created by the city stonemasons Markgraf and Munzer.	Wuerzenberg, rue du Roi-de-Rome ( location )	PA00085262	Inscrit	1986	more pictures

List of objects

designation	description	Location	Labelling	Protection status	date	image
Cross reliquary	Silver, gold-plated, rock crystal, 1761	in the abbey church of St. Peter and Paul ( location )	PM67001479	Inscrit	2001
organ	Ensemble of PM67000460 and PM67000459	in the Abbey Church of St. Peter and Paul, on the west gallery ( location )	PM67001115	Classé Classé	1975 1973	more pictures
Organ prospectus	Started in 1757 by Johann Friedrich Alffermann and completed by Louis Dubois in 1763, carvings by Frantz Jacob Martin from Wissembourg	in the Abbey Church of St. Peter and Paul, on the west gallery ( location )	PM67000460	Classé	1975	more pictures
Instrumental part of the organ	Begun in 1757 by Johann Friedrich Alffermann and completed in 1763 by Louis Dubois	in the Abbey Church of St. Peter and Paul, on the west gallery ( location )	PM67000459	Classé	1973	more pictures
ratchet	Wood and metal, 19th or 20th century	in the abbey church of St. Peter and Paul ( location )	PM67001478	Inscrit	2001
Vestry cupboard	Oak wood, wrought iron, 15th century, supplemented in the 19th century	in the abbey church of St. Peter and Paul ( location )	PM67001395	Inscrit	2001
monstrance	Silver, precious stones, and enamel, between 1777 and 1779	in the abbey church of St. Peter and Paul ( location )	PM67000457	Classé	1978
Baptismal font	Sandstone, 12th century	in the abbey church of St. Peter and Paul ( location )	PM67000920	Classé	2003
Sculpture Madonna and Child	Colored wood, metal and glass, 18th century	in the abbey church of St. Peter and Paul ( location )	PM67001475	Inscrit	2001	more pictures
chest	Wood, wrought iron, between the 11th and 13th centuries	in the abbey church of St. Peter and Paul ( location )	PM67001477	Inscrit	2001
Twelve paintings apostles	Oil paint on canvas, 18th century	in the abbey church of St. Peter and Paul ( location )	PM67001473	Inscrit	2001
Sculpture Maria Immaculata	Processional figure; Wood, colored and gilded, second half of the 18th century	in the abbey church of St. Peter and Paul ( location )	PM67001474	Inscrit	2001
Chalice and paten	Silver, gilded, 18th century by Johann Georg Pick	in the abbey church of St. Peter and Paul ( location )	PM67000455	Classé	1978
Chalice	Silver, gilt, 1725	in the abbey church of St. Peter and Paul ( location )	PM67000456	Classé	1978
Chalice	Silver, gilt, 1744	in the abbey church of St. Peter and Paul ( location )	PM67000458	Classé	1978
Bell jar	Bronze, 1466	in the abbey church of St. Peter and Paul ( location )	PM67000461	Classé	1982
clockwork	Wrought iron, bronze, wood, and sandstone, 17th or 18th century	in the abbey church of St. Peter and Paul ( location )	PM67001476	Inscrit	2001
Choir pews	Wood, around 1300	in the abbey church of St. Peter and Paul ( location )	PM67001394	Inscrit	2001
Vestry cupboard	Oak wood, wrought iron, 15th century, supplemented in the 19th century	in the abbey church of St. Peter and Paul ( location )	PM67001396	Inscrit	2001
Two paintings: Saint Berhard and Holy Family	Oil paint on canvas, gilded wooden frame, mid-18th century	in the abbey church of St. Peter and Paul ( location )	PM67001472	Inscrit	2001