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Origin and history

The Saint-Urbain church of Lutzelhouse, located in the Lower Rhine, is mentioned for the first time in 1290. First dependent on the rural chapter of Molsheim, it was burned in 1444 during the invasion of the Armagnacs. In 1666, the parish included the villages of Muhlbach and Netzenbach, without proper church. Between 1758 and 1802, Wisches, annex to Lutzelhouse, became an autonomous parish.

The present building, inspired by the novel, was rebuilt after a fire in 1756 and blessed in 1888. The nave of six spans dates from 1851, and the bell tower, initially opposed to its current location, was integrated into the structure. The furniture includes a master altar from 1870-1880 attributed to Colmar's Klem workshop, as well as statues and a pulpit to preach. The bells, including one of 1790, bear witness to the turbulent history of the place.

The church houses an organ by Joseph Stiehr (1864) and Ungerer clocks on its tower. In 2022, the cover of the choir was redone into beaver tail tiles. The parish, the largest of the Grande Côte community in the diocese of Strasbourg, had Saint Blaise as patron saint and Saint Urbain as owner of the church according to a report from 1893.

The bells, cast between 1790 and 1924, bear historical inscriptions, such as that of 1838 dedicated to the commune and its notables. Their ringing rhythms the local life, marking the hours, the Angelus and Sunday Masses. The building, marked by reconstructions and enlargements, reflects the architectural and religious evolution of Alsace.

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