Notre Dame de l'Assomption, Fréland

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The Church of Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption is a Catholic parish church located in Fréland, Upper Rhine, France.

History: First built in 1683, the building threatens to fall into ruins. It was enlarged in 1700. In 1706, the new parish church was consecrated by the coadjutor of the bishop of Basel.[Ref. necessary]

In 1820, the municipal council decided to build a new parish church to replace the church built in 1706, which threatened to collapse. The financing of the building (31,918 francs) is borne entirely by the municipality, which makes available the Kalblin sandstone quarry and decides to cut 255 fir trees for the manufacture of the frame and other wooden works. Construction of the new church was completed around 1823 with the same location. The original orientation, however, is changed. The Church of Our Lady of the Assumption is oriented in the direction of the valley (northeast southwest). The first Mass was celebrated on April 18, 1824, Easter Day. From the old church we kept the bells. The bell tower has a four-sided copper dome. In 1917, the Germans brought down...