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  6. Our Lady of the Assumption Church

Our Lady of the Assumption Church à Wintzenheim dans le Haut-Rhin

Haut-Rhin

Our Lady of the Assumption Church

    5 Rue Herzog Logelbach
    68920 Wintzenheim
Église Notre-Dame de l’Assomption
Église Notre-Dame de l’Assomption
Église Notre-Dame de l’Assomption
Église Notre-Dame de l’Assomption
Église Notre-Dame de l’Assomption
Église Notre-Dame de l’Assomption
Église Notre-Dame de l’Assomption
Église Notre-Dame de l’Assomption
Église Notre-Dame de l’Assomption
Église Notre-Dame de l’Assomption
Église Notre-Dame de l’Assomption
Église Notre-Dame de l’Assomption
Église Notre-Dame de l’Assomption
Crédit photo : Rauenstein - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1900
2000
1855
Construction of Herzog Chapel
1927
Start of current construction
1984
Partial inscription (chapelle Sainte-Thérèse)
1993-1994
Interior rehabilitation
4 mai 2022
Total church registration
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

The Church of Our Lady of the Assumption known as the White Church and its parcel, in whole, situated 5 Herzog Street, on Lot 116, shown in the cadastre section 25, all in accordance with the plan annexed to the decree: inscription by order of 4 May 2022

Key figures

Famille Herzog - Sponsor industry Finances the initial chapel in 1855.
Frères Perret - Architects Initial project abandoned for budgetary reasons.
Camille Rudloff - Architect engineer Designs the reinforced concrete structure.
Ulysse Bertsch - Architect Collaborate on the final realization.
Joseph Muller - Architect Associated with Rudloff and Bertsch.
Georges Kaeffer - Curé and artist Author of the frescoes of the nave.
Philippe Kaeppelin - Sculptor Create the Christ of Ascension.
Eugène Bartholomé - Master glass Realize the stained glass windows (Turckheim).
Jacques Prioleau - Interior architect Directs the redevelopment of the 1990s.

Origin and history

The Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, known as the "White Church", is located 5 Herzog Street in Wintzenheim, Upper Rhine. Built in the 2nd quarter of the 20th century (1927), it replaces an initial chapel built in 1855 by the Herzog family to serve the Logelbach district. The project, originally entrusted to the Perret brothers, was finally carried out by the engineer Camille Rudloff and architects Ulysse Bertsch and Joseph Muller, due to budgetary constraints. The building is distinguished by its rectangular plan, its polygonal bell tower with superimposed lanterns, and the pioneering use of reinforced concrete, marking a break with local architectural traditions.

The interior, renovated in 1993-1994 by Jacques Prioleau, offers a rectangular nave flanked by low-sides, leading to a flat-side choir. The frescoes of the nave, painted by the parish priest Georges Kaeffer, and the stained glass windows signed Eugene Bartholomew (Turckheim) and Kempf (chœur), date from the construction. A Christ of the Ascension of the sculptor Philippe Kaeppelin overlooks the altar, while a glass chamber, added during the works of the 1990s, isolates the entrance. The chapel, not oriented for partial reasons, also includes a sacristy and a weekly chapel.

Classified as a Historical Monument in 1984 (for the associated Chapel of St. Theresa), the church itself is inscribed in full by decree of 4 May 2022, including its cadastral plot. Its history reflects the industrial and religious changes of Alsace, from the private initiative of the Herzogs (1855) to its consecration as a modern architectural heritage. The symmetrical façade, adorned with bas-reliefs (Christ and Angelots), and the use of luminous veils in the choir illustrate an aesthetic research combining Christian tradition and technical innovation.

The furniture, largely contemporary of the construction, includes liturgical elements and baptismal fonts located to the west. The church, owned by the municipality of Wintzenheim, now embodies a heritage both industrial (linked to Herzog establishments), artistic (collaboration with local artisans) and spiritual, marked by its central role in the life of the Logelbach district.

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