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église catholique Saint-Étienne

Seltz, Bas-Rhin, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
L'église avec son sol en totalité, y compris les reliefs peints de la façade ouest, le portique nord et le campanile (cad. 01 129/6) : inscription par arrêté du 9 mars 2006
Protection dates
2006/03/09 : inscrit MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
4e quart 15e siècle, 1ère moitié 16e siècle, 3e quart 20e siècle
Architect or builder
Viallefond Jean (architecte), Lambert-Rucki (sculpteur)
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Seltz
Département
Bas-Rhin
Region
Grand Est
Country
France
Coordinates
48.89380, 8.10786
Mérimée reference
PA67000069

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1675 map "Volume 2. 4e. Planche. Carte Topographique Du Cours Du Rhin Depuis Basle Jusqua Mayence" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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Eglise composée d'une partie médiévale comprenant le choeur, la sacristie et deux chapelles. Le choeur polygonal remonterait à la construction de l'église, à la fin du 15e siècle. L'édifice subit des transformations fin 15e début 16e siècle (adjonction de la sacristie, chapelle Sainte-Adélaïde, chapelle funéraire des Fleckenstein). Avant les travaux de 1898-1900, le clocher était placé dans l'angle nord-ouest du pignon ouest. L'église fut agrandie d'une travée et un nouveau clocher porche construit au centre du mur pignon ouest. Il fut détruit lors des bombardements de 1940. La reconstruction se fit entre 1954 et 1958, sur les plans de l'architecte Jean Viallefond. La nef et le campanile séparé furent construits en béton armé et le pignon ouest décoré d'une grande composition en relief représentant la Transfiguration, réalisée en béton par Lambert-Rucki.

English translation

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Church composed of a medieval part comprising the choir, the sacristy and two chapels. The polygonal choir would date back to the construction of the church, at the end of the 15th century. The building underwent transformations at the late 15th to early 16th century (addition of the sacristy, chapel of Sainte-Adélaïde, funerary chapel of the Fleckenstein). Before the works of 1898-1900, the bell tower was placed in the north-west angle of the west gable. The church was enlarged by one bay and a new porch tower constructed in the centre of the west gable wall. It was destroyed during the bombardments of 1940. Reconstruction took place between 1954 and 1958, to the plans of architect Jean Viallefond. The nave and the separate campanile were constructed in reinforced concrete and the west gable decorated with a large relief composition representing the Transfiguration, executed in concrete by Lambert-Rucki.

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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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