Weiterswiller

INFORMATION

FontID: 03796WEI
Church/Chapel: Eglise Saint-Michel (orig. from the old church)
Church Patron Saints: St. Michael
Church Location: Rue de l' Ecole, 67340 Weiterswiller, France
Country Name: France
Location: Bas-Rhin, Grand Est
Directions to Site: Located off the D7-D14 crossroads, 5-6 km NW of Bouxwiller, about 20 km N of Saverne
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Strasbourg
Historical Region: Alsace
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church Notes: church ca.1100; documented 1346; Reformed 1543; became 'mixte' 1717
Le Patrimoine des communes du Bas-Rhin (1999, v. 2, p. 993) lists a cauldron-shape font from the old church; the font was sold to the Catholic community by the "conseil de fabrique protestant", according to this same source. The large basin appears plain but there are four round mouldings at the bottom.

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 48.8529, 7.4141
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 48° 51′ 10.44″ N, 7° 24′ 50.76″ E
UTM: 32U 383664 5412316

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, sandstone
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: cauldron-shaped
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

LID INFORMATION

Date: modern
Material: wood,
Notes: Flat wooden lid with a moulded finial

REFERENCES

Le Patrimoine des communes du Bas-Rhin, Charenton-le-Pont: FLOHIC, 1999