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Saints-Pierre-et-Paul Abbey Church (Wissembourg)

Saints-Pierre-et-Paul Abbey Church (Wissembourg)

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Saints-Pierre-et-Paul Abbey Church (Wissembourg)

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Location: Weißenburg, Hagenau-Weißenburg, Alsace, France

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Les Guilvinistes

August 12, 2019

The Abbey of Wissembourg was founded in the 7th century by East Frankish noblemen on an island of Lauter. The Benedictines who worked here in the subsequent period to a considerable influence, so that the abbey is considered one of the richest of the Holy Roman Empire. It was secularized in 1524.
The predominantly Gothic church of Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul dates back to the end of the 13th century. The laterally positioned Romanesque bell tower dates back to the predecessor building from the 11th century. Noteworthy are frescoes in the church from the 14th and 15th centuries, not least the unfinished high Gothic cloister of the monastery on the north side of the church, which is considered one of the most beautiful in the Upper Rhine. There are also a number of tombstones of historically significant abbots.

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April 6, 2018

The Church of St. Peter and Paul (French: Église Saint-Pierre-et-Paul) is the former church of the 1524 secularized Benedictine Abbey of the city of Wissembourg in northern Alsace. With an interior area of 1320 m² (60 m long and 22 m wide), it is one of the largest and most imposing churches in Bas-Rhin, outside Strasbourg.
The mainly Gothic building still has a laterally positioned Romanesque bell tower from the previous building, which was built in the 11th century under the direction of the abbot Samuel.
The present church was mostly built at the end of the 13th century under the direction of the abbot Edelin.

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On the side you can still see a part of the former cloister of the monastery.

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Franzl wandert 🥾

October 19, 2021

The former abbey church of St. Peter and Paul in Weißenburg is a great Gothic building. Even the exterior arouses curiosity with its diverse shape and there is a lot to discover inside. The church is surrounded by a special atmosphere. The church is definitely worth a visit!

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Saints-Pierre-et-Paul Abbey Church (Wissembourg)

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3. Old lock (Pfisterturm) – Walk Mill loop from Wissembourg

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