The Route Romane d'Alsace (Romanesque Road of Alsace) is a tourist itinerary designed by the Association Voix et Route Romane to link both the well-known and the more secret examples of

Romanesque architecture Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of medieval Europe characterized by semi-circular arches. There is no consensus for the beginning date of the Romanesque style, with proposals ranging from the 6th to the 11th century, this lat ...

Alsace Alsace (, ; ; Low Alemannic German/ gsw-FR, Elsàss ; german: Elsass ; la, Alsatia) is a cultural region and a territorial collectivity in eastern France, on the west bank of the upper Rhine next to Germany and Switzerland. In 2020, it had ...

, in an itinerary of 19 stages, linking churches,

abbey An abbey is a type of monastery used by members of a religious order under the governance of an abbot or abbess. Abbeys provide a complex of buildings and land for religious activities, work, and housing of Christian monks and nuns. The con ...

s and

fortresses A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facere'' ...

, that range from the first Romanesque structures of Alsace at the abbey church of Saint Trophime, Eschau, into the 13th century, and the beginning of

Gothic architecture Gothic architecture (or pointed architecture) is an architectural style that was prevalent in Europe from the late 12th to the 16th century, during the High and Late Middle Ages, surviving into the 17th and 18th centuries in some areas. It ...

in Alsace. From north to south, the ''Route Romane d'Alsace'' traverses the

Bas-Rhin Bas-Rhin (; Alsatian: ''Unterelsàss'', ' or '; traditional german: links=no, Niederrhein; en, Lower Rhine) is a department in Alsace which is a part of the Grand Est super-region of France. The name means 'Lower Rhine', referring to its low ...

and the

Haut-Rhin Haut-Rhin (, ; Alsatian: ''Owerelsàss'' or '; german: Oberelsass, ) is a department in the Grand Est region of France, bordering both Germany and Switzerland. It is named after the river Rhine. Its name means ''Upper Rhine''. Haut-Rhin is th ...

, passing through: *

Wissembourg Wissembourg (; South Franconian: ''Weisseburch'' ; German: ''Weißenburg'' ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in northeastern France. It is situated on the little river Lauter close to the border between France and Germany a ...

: Église Saints-Pierre-et-Paul, Gothic church with remains of a previous Romanesque building ( Wissembourg Abbey) * Altenstadt: Church of Saint Ulrich, 12th century. * Surbourg: Church of Saint Arbogast, 11th century. *

Neuwiller-lès-Saverne Neuwiller-lès-Saverne (, literally ''Neuwiller near Saverne''; german: Neuweiler; gsw-FR, Neiwiller) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Landmarks The handsome 1873 synagogue survived the war. See ...

: Église Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul, 8th to 19th-century (visible Romanesque parts from 11th-13th centuries); Église Saint-Adelphe, 1190–1225 * Saint-Jean-Saverne: Church of Saint Jean Baptiste, 10th century. *

Marmoutier :''See Marmoutier Abbey (Tours) for the former abbey in Tours.'' Marmoutier (; ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin département in Grand Est in north-eastern France. The origin of the place is the former Marmoutier Abbey, of which the abbey church st ...

: Church of Saint Martin, the former abbey church of Marmoutier, 12th century. * Obersteigen: Chapel of the Assumption of the Virgin, 13th century. * Strasbourg: Vaulted crypt beneath

Notre-Dame de Strasbourg Notre Dame, French for "Our Lady", a title of Mary, mother of Jesus, most commonly refers to: * Notre-Dame de Paris, a cathedral in Paris, France * University of Notre Dame, a university in Indiana, United States ** Notre Dame Fighting Irish, the ...

; Church of Saint Etienne, 12th century; St. Thomas, cloister of

Saint-Pierre-le-Jeune Protestant Church The Saint-Pierre-le-Jeune Protestant Church (''Église protestante Saint-Pierre-le-Jeune'') is one of the most important church buildings of the city of Strasbourg, France, from the art historical and architectural viewpoints. It got its name, " ...

. * Eschau: Abbey Church of Saint Trophime *

Rosheim Rosheim (; gsw-FR, Rose) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It lies southwest of Strasbourg, on the eastern slopes of the Vosges mountains. It is a winemaking town on the tourist "Road of the Wines ...

: Church of Saint Pierre et Saint Paul, 12th century. * Andlau: Church of Saint Pierre et Saint Paul, the former church of Andlau Abbey, 10th to 12th centuries. *

Epfig Epfig is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. On the outskirts of the village is the 11th century Chapel of Saint Margaret. Epfig station has rail connections to Strasbourg and Sélestat. See also * Communes ...

: Romanesque Chapel of Sainte Marguerite, 11th century. *

Sélestat Sélestat (; Alsatian: ''Schlettstàdt''; German: ''Schlettstadt'') is a commune in the Grand Est region of France. An administrative division (sous-préfecture) of the Bas-Rhin department, the town lies on the Ill river, from the Rhine and th ...

: Church of Sainte Foy, 12th century. * Sigolsheim: Church of Saint Pierre et Saint Paul, 12th century. * Kaysersberg: Holy Cross Church. * Gueberschwihr: Church of Saint Pantaléon, 12th century. * Rouffach: Église Notre-Dame de l'Assomption, Rouffach * Lautenbach: Collégiale de Lautenbach *

Murbach Murbach is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Murbach Abbey is located near Murbach. See also * Communes of the Haut-Rhin département The following is a list of the 366 communes of the French dep ...

: Church of Saint Léger. *

Guebwiller Guebwiller (french: Guebwiller, ; Alsatian: ''Gàwiller'' ; ) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est currently in north-eastern France. It was a sub-prefecture of the department until 2015. It is situated northwest of Mulhous ...

: Church of Saint Léger, early 13th century. * Ottmarsheim: Church of Saint Pierre et Saint Paul, 11th century. * Feldbach: Church of Saint Jacques.

External links

Official website

References

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