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Origin and history

The church of Saint-Médard de Boersch found its origins in the 12th century, when the great chapter of Strasbourg, then lord of the village, erected a first church. This building, partially destroyed by fire in 1385, retains its original structure only the base of its tower. A reconstruction took place around 1400, but only the medieval base remained, integrated into a new late Gothic style.

In the middle of the 18th century, the state of the church required a complete reconstruction. In 1769, the construction site was entrusted to the entrepreneur Jean-Michel Beitler and completed in 1771 with a baroque architecture, preserving again the lower two floors of the original tower. In 1878, the town raised the bell tower from a neo-Gothic level, giving it its present appearance. The bell tower, a witness of the three eras (Romanesque, Baroque, Neo-Gothic), was inscribed in the historical monuments in 1930.

The interior houses a high altar surmounted by a painting by Jean-Daniel Heimlich (1773), representing Saint Médard, as well as a Mont-des-Oliviers of the early seventeenth century, classified at the same time as the bell tower. These elements illustrate the heritage richness of the building, mixing medieval heritage, Alsatian Baroque and 19th century additions.

The location of the church, Church Street in Boersch (Bas-Rhin), and its membership in the municipality since its reconstruction make it a symbol of local heritage. Its history reflects the architectural and religious evolutions of Alsace, marked by fires, reconstructions and successive stylistic influences.

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