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Ancien hôpital dit Maison du sel

Wissembourg, Bas-Rhin, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
Protection
inscrit MH partiellement
Extent of protection
Façades (excepté le balcon ouest) , toiture avec sa charpente et structures subsistantes de la salle des malades (cad. 29 3, 4) : inscription par arrêté du 22 avril 1998
Protection dates
1998/04/22 : inscrit MH
Type
hôpital
Main period of construction
4e quart 15e siècle, 16e siècle, 4e quart 18e siècle, 19e siècle, 20e siècle
Dates
1448
Ownership
propriété privée
Address
2, 2 a rue du Marché-aux-Poissons
Commune
Wissembourg
Département
Bas-Rhin
Region
Grand Est
Country
France
Coordinates
49.03676, 7.94353
Mérimée reference
PA67000023

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1607 map "Alsatia Inferior" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Maison très emblèmatique de la ville. Peut-être édifiée en 1448 comme semblerait l'indiquer une inscription encastrée dans la façade, l'ancien hôpital se signale surtout par son comble impressionnant et sa volumétrie. Il abritait une immense salle des malades haute de plus de cinq mètres dont les supports monumentaux subsistent, partiellement masqués. Par la suite, le bâtiment a servi d'abattoir et de maison du sel jusqu'en 1791. D'importants travaux y ont été effectué au 18e siècle, dont la suppression du clocheton qui abritait la Spitalglocke.

English translation

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Very emblematic house in the town. Perhaps built in 1448 as would seem to be indicated by an inscription set into the façade, the old hospital is distinguished especially by its impressive roof space and its volumetry. It housed an immense sick ward more than five metres high whose monumental supports subsist, partially masked. Subsequently, the building served as a slaughterhouse and salt house until 1791. Important works were carried out there in the 18th century, including the removal of the small bell tower which housed the Spitalglocke.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Base Mérimée, Ministère de la Culture, data last updated 2026-09-17, reused under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab). Record text is reproduced unchanged. Ministère de la Culture · Licence Ouverte 2.0
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