Salmbach No. 1

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 03782SAL
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century, Romanesque
Cognate Fonts: Another such in the same church [cf. Index entry for Salmbach No. 2]
Church / Chapel Name: Église Saint-Étienne de Salmbach [orig. from an earlier church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Stephen
Church Notes: The present church dates from the 18th century
Church Address: 1 Rue de l'Église, 67160 Salmbach, France
Site Location: Bas-Rhin, Grand Est, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D244-D104 crossroads, 2 km S of the German border
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Strasbourg
Font Notes:
One of two holy-water stoups which our source (Patrimoine..., Bas-Rhin, 1999, v. 1, p. 573) dates to the 13th century and reports as coming from the earlier church, of which only the base of the bell tower remains. They are both round-shaped with large rib-like vertical bulges.

COORDINATES

UTM: 32U 432267 5425330
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 48.977164, 8.074377
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 48° 58′ 37.79″ N, 8° 4′ 27.76″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, sandstone (pink)
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: round
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

  • Le Patrimoine des communes du Bas-Rhin, Charenton-le-Pont: FLOHIC, 1999, vol. 1, p. 573