Constructed on the plot where the old Saint Sebastian Chapel once stood, the Saint George Parish Church is the result of two separate construction campaigns. The Neoclassic porch-tower was designed between 1776 and 1785 based on a project by Desbordes, a leading
engineer of Ponts et Chaussées de la Basse-Alsace (General Council for Highways and Civil Engineering), while the neo-Gothic nave and choir were entirely rebuilt as from 1846. The stained-glass windows which adorn the choir are three of the eleven commissioned by the Mayor, Joseph André, the Priest, Florian Reiber and the City Council (which included industrialist J.B. Muller). The windows were created by Strasbourg glass painters Baptiste Petit-Gérard, Ritter and Muller. The centre stained-glass window represents the church's two Patron Saints, Sebastian and George and the Holy Trinity surrounded by the Fathers
of the Church: Augustine, Jerome, Ambroise and Gregory. View map
engineer of Ponts et Chaussées de la Basse-Alsace (General Council for Highways and Civil Engineering), while the neo-Gothic nave and choir were entirely rebuilt as from 1846. The stained-glass windows which adorn the choir are three of the eleven commissioned by the Mayor, Joseph André, the Priest, Florian Reiber and the City Council (which included industrialist J.B. Muller). The windows were created by Strasbourg glass painters Baptiste Petit-Gérard, Ritter and Muller. The centre stained-glass window represents the church's two Patron Saints, Sebastian and George and the Holy Trinity surrounded by the Fathers
of the Church: Augustine, Jerome, Ambroise and Gregory. View map
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Free visit
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Free parking for cars
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