Eglise Saint Léger de Koestlach

The massive Romanesque bell tower may date back to the 13th century. The choir occupied the ground floor before the construction of the nave from 1745 to 1748 and the present choir, now located on the opposite side.

The winged tabernacle with reliquaries is one of the most beautiful in Alsace. Made in 1668, it comes from the high altar of the abbey church of Lucelle.

At the back, a large altar painting by Jean-Jacques Bulffer (1744-1819) depicts St. Léger, the patron saint of the parish, with the church of Koestlach at the bottom left.

The side altars in Baroque style were made in 1751. The ceiling of the nave is decorated with a representation of the Assumption, painted in 1747 by Joseph Xavier Hauwiller.

In the nave, on the right-hand side wall, the two mid-18th-century wooden paintings are attributed to Mathias Jehl.

The heads of the benches (1867) come from the former Paravicini foundry in Lucelle. The organ is by Valentin Rinkenbach (1837). On the baptistery of 1780, is represented the serpent with the apple, symbol of original sin. Text by Marc GLOTZ. The Sundgau by bike

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