Fortified Church of St. Arbogast

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Fortified Church of St. Arbogast

The Fortified Church of St. Arbogast (German: Wehrkirche St. Arbogast) in the municipality of Muttenz in the Swiss canton of Basel-Land is the only church in Switzerland that is surrounded by a defensive wall. It is an example of the fortified church type of construction, and is a Swiss heritage site of national significance[1]

The fortified church of St. Arbogast, serving the local evangelical community, was built in the late Middle Ages. Its surrounding seven metre tall ramparts built in the 15th century are still intact. A charnal house was built adjoining the church in the 15th century. Wall paintings made in 1513 were painted over following the Protestant Reformation, but were restored during a complete renovation in the 1970s.[2][3] Today's congregation forms part of the Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton Basel-Landschaft.

References

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  2. ↑ Dorfkirche Muttenz: Baugeschichte
  3. ↑ Hans Eppens, Baukultur im alten Basel, Frobenius A.G. 1937
  • Muttenz - Gesicht einer aufstrebenden Stadtsiedlung; Kanton Basel-Landschaft, 1968 (German)
  • Werner Meyer; Burgen von A bis Z, Burgenlexikon der Regio; Basel, 1981 (German)

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