Beinhaus - Oltingen, BL, Switzerland - Charnel Chapels, Charnel Houses and Ossuaries on Waymarking.com

EN: The former ossuary of Oltingen is located on the south side of the churchyard, next to the rectory. The ossuary was built in 1517 and was used as a ossuary until 1628. Thereafter, the accumulated remains were buried again in the churchyard and the ossuary was rebuilt to a school.

The house has two storeys and a half-hipped roof. The two bricked doors suggest that once here processions led through the ossuary to the church. The windows on the first floor originate from the conversion in the 17th century.

DE: Das ehemalige Beinhaus von Oltingen befindet sich an der Südseite des Kirchhofs, gleich neben dem Pfarrhaus. Das Beinhaus wurde 1517 erbaut und wurde bis 1628 als Beinhaus genutzt. Danach wurden die angesammelten Gebeine wieder auf dem Kirchhof begraben und das Beinhaus zur Schule umgebaut.

Das Haus hat zwei Stockwerke und ein Krüppelwalmdach. Die zwei zugemauerten Zugänge deuten darauf hin, das hier einst Prozessionen durch das Beinhaus zur Kirche führten. Die Fenster im Obergeschoss stammen vom Umbau im 17. Jahrhundert.

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