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  5. 67240 Kaltenhouse

  6. Saint-Wendelin Church of Kaltenhouse

Saint-Wendelin Church of Kaltenhouse dans le Bas-Rhin

Bas-Rhin

Saint-Wendelin Church of Kaltenhouse

    8 Place de l'Église
    67240 Kaltenhouse
Photo de Saint-Wendelin Church of Kaltenhouse
Ralph Hammann

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Époque contemporaine
2000
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

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Origin and history

The church of St.Wendelin in Kaltenhouse is a religious monument located in the commune of the same name, in the Grand Est region. This place of worship, dedicated to Saint Wendelin, patron saint of peasants and shepherds, is part of the local architectural landscape, although its exact period of construction is not documented in the available sources. Parish churches like Kaltenhouse played a central role in the lives of rural communities.

They served not only as a place of prayer, but also as a gathering point for religious holidays, markets and collective decisions. In the Far East, a region marked by a strong agricultural tradition, these buildings often reflected the identity and spiritual needs of the inhabitants, while embodying their attachment to a patron saint, such as St. Wendelin for peasant populations.