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The chapel Saint-Jean-Baptiste is a historic monument located in Dambach-la-Ville, in the department of Bas-Rhin. This building, dating from the first half of the 12th century, was renovated in the 17th century. It represents the last vestige of a disappeared village, Altenweiller, of which it was once the parish church. Today, only the northeast bay retains its original appearance, the other openings dating from the thirteenth or fourteenth centuries.

Classified as a historical monument since 1965, this chapel illustrates the architectural and religious evolution of the region. The choir, the only remaining element of the original building, is now used as an independent chapel. Its inscription in the title of historical monuments underlines its heritage importance, both for local history and for Alsatian Christian architecture.

The site of Altenweiller, whose chapel is the only visible witness, bears witness to the medieval organisation of rural parishes in Alsace. These villages, often lost for demographic or economic reasons, leave behind precious architectural traces. The chapel Saint-Jean-Baptiste thus offers an overview of religious and community life in the Middle Ages in this region.

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