St. Arbogast, Gothic-Baroque parish church in Haslach im Kinzigtal, Germany.
Pfarrkirche St. Arbogast is a church combining Gothic and Baroque styles that developed through several construction phases over time. Two towers dominate its appearance, with the Gothic structure rising from the 15th century and Baroque additions from later periods creating a layered facade.
St. Arbogast is first mentioned in writing in 1328, when the lords of Geroldseck sold their rights to the church to the princes of Fürstenberg; a Romanesque tympanum points to a 12th-century church on the site. Around 1481 the Romanesque building was replaced by a late Gothic hall church with a 3/8 choir, whose west tower survives. In 1780/81 Franz Joseph Salzmann built a new early classicist nave and choir against the Gothic tower, and in 1906–1907 Johannes Schroth added a transept-like extension, a new choir and the large tower with its double dome.
The church takes its name from Saint Arbogast, bishop of Strasbourg who died in 618, a sign of early influence from that city. The parish also serves the branch churches of St. Josef in Bollenbach and Maria Königin in Schnellingen.
The church stands in the town centre of Haslach im Kinzigtal. The west tower opens at ground level into a net-vaulted hall, and the Romanesque tympanum is set into its inner west wall. The interior is mostly white, grey and gold, with clear glass windows except for four.
The Romanesque tympanum is set into the inner west wall of the open net-vaulted hall at the base of the Gothic west tower. It shows the Fall of Man from Genesis 3: the tree of knowledge, Adam and Eve, and God the Father. The west tower also carries the year of construction carved on a plate framed by tracery.
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