Forbach nr. Karlsruhe

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view of church exterior - west view

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view of church interior - looking east

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view of font and cover

Scene Description: the modern font and cover

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view of font and cover in context

Scene Description: the modern font and cover in the baptistery chapel

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view of font cover

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INFORMATION

FontID: 25326FOR
Church/Chapel: Katholische Pfarrkirche St. Johannes Baptista Forbach
Church Patron Saints: St. John the Baptist
Church Location: Kirchpl. 3, 76596 Forbach, Germany
Country Name: Germany
Location: Rastatt, Baden-Württemberg
Directions to Site: Located off (W) the L79 [aka Luisenstr.], W of the Bd462, about 40 km S of Karlsruhe
Ecclesiastic Region: Erzdiözese Freiburg
Date: n.d.
Century and Period: 13th century, Early Gothic
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Colin Smith for bringing this font to our attention, and for his photographs of church and modern font
Church Notes: 13thC church; re-built 1788; modified 1830; re-built 1886-1891; renovated 1953, 1960s
The baptismal font in this church is modern, probably installed in the late-19th century re-bulding.

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 48.680639, 8.356972
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 48° 40′ 50.3″ N, 8° 21′ 25.1″ E
UTM: 32U 452667 5392154