The Church of Allschwil

12 April 2021

The picturesque village of Allschwil (canton of Basel-Landschaft) and its half-timbered houses do not deny their proximity to Alsace.

The French-Swiss border has, therefore, run right through the area since 1815, as it does in the towns of Basel and St. Louis (French border) and Basel and Weil am Rhein (Germany) (and the Rhine in between).

The church was built in the Romanesque style and is mentioned in documents about Almeswilre as early as 1118. Subsequently, the small village church has undergone many alterations. In the 19th century, Jodok Friedrich Wilhelm (1797-1843) renovated the church in the neo-classical style. The interior was restored to its former glory in 1985.

Today, Allschwil is a village of 20,000 inhabitants, and the new St. Peter and Paul church replaced its medieval predecessor. The church is a national monument today.