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The Protestant church of Scharrachbergheim, located in the municipality of Scharrachbergheim-Irmstett (Bas-Rhin, Grand East), is a building whose history extends from the 12th to the 19th century. Its bell tower, an ancient Romanesque tower, ranked in 1893, is the oldest vestige, bearing a medieval origin. The present structure, rebuilt between 1895 and 1896, replaces an earlier building marked by successive transformations, including the addition of an ossuary in the 15th century and its conversion into a chapel in 1737.

The reconstruction of 1895-1896 followed the end of the simultaneous (cultural sharing) in 1893, marking the definitive transition to Protestant use. The nave, rectangular plan with arched bottoms in half-piece, incorporates cast iron elements and re-used Romanesque sculptures. The three-part choir and cast-iron columns reflect the architectural adaptations associated with its cultural evolution. Inscriptions, such as that of 1737 on the old Ossuary Chapel, recall the restoration phases.

The site also preserves traces of the old cemetery, with funerary monuments and a stone dated 1468 reused in the wall of enclosures. These elements, combined with the raised bell tower, illustrate the superimposition of times and usages, from the Middle Ages to Protestant consolidation in the late 19th century. The building, a communal property, remains a symbol of Alsatian religious heritage, mixing Romanesque heritage and modern transformations.

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