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Sunday 19 September 2021, 14:00Passed
Conditions
Free admission
September 2021
Sunday 19
14:00 - 18:00
0 to 99 years old

Tour de l'Usselskirch

Cimetière, 57570 Boust
  • Moselle
  • Grand Est

Visit free of the Tower Usselskirch

Hexagonal tower dating the XIth century.
Sunday 19 September 2021, 14:00Passed
Conditions
Free admission
©c&p usselskirch Boust
Types d'événement
Visite libre
Thème 2021
No selection
Conditions de participation
Gratuit

About the location

Tour de l'Usselskirch
Cimetière, 57570 Boust
  • Moselle
  • Grand Est
In the XIth century, the tower established(constituted) the bell tower of a Romance church based(established) by the monks Benedictines of the abbey Saint-Maximin of Trier(Truces). In 1880, the church was shaved, except for this tower, and rebuilt in neo-Romanic style.
The tower was classified as "Historic Monument" in 1911\. In May, 1840, the bell tower of the 19th century which served as monitoring centre(observatory) towards the Maginot line located down below, did not resist the gunfire of May, 1940\. Devastated, the church was not rebuilt after war but the bell tower was restored in 1970.
He(It) keeps(preserves) fourteen stations(resorts) of the Way of the Cross(long, hard way) of the 17th century.
Tags
Château, hôtel urbain, palais, manoir, Édifice religieux, Monument historique
Access
Parking lot
©c&p usselskirch Boust