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The Stolz-Grimm Hospital is a hospital building located in the commune of Andlau, in the Lower Rhine, Great East Region. Built in the first half of the 18th century, it embodies the architectural and medical heritage of Alsace under the Old Regime. Its designation as historic monuments in 1935 underscores its heritage value, notably for its entrance door and main staircase, elements protected by ministerial decree.

The building is at the courtyard of the Abbey, a central location in the village, probably linked to the proximity of the local abbey, a place of spiritual and social power in the modern era. Although the sources do not specify its exact use in the 18th century, hospitals of this period were often used to accommodate the poor, the sick or the pilgrims, reflecting the charitable practices of religious or civil communities.

Owned by the municipality of Andlau, Stolz-Grimm Hospital also illustrates the urban and health dynamics of pre-industrial Alsace. Its architecture, although partially documented, bears witness to the construction techniques of the period, combining functionality and baroque aesthetics. Available references (Wikipedia, Monumentum) confirm its status as a protected monument, but leave pending details of its founders or subsequent transformations.

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