Ehemaliges Beinhaus im Kirchhof - Maisprach, BL, Switzerland
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member fi67
N 47° 31.504 E 007° 50.624
32T E 412959 N 5264163
The small building in the north of the church of Maisprach was an ossuary in the Middle Ages.
Waymark Code: WMQCRD
Location: Basel Landschaft, Switzerland
Date Posted: 02/06/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Tante.Hossi
Views: 6

EN: The former ossuary of Maisprach is located north of the church at the edge of the walled churchyard. It is a small one-storey building with a gabled roof.

The medieval ossuary was converted to the sacristy already several centuries ago. I could not find any exact data.

DE: Das ehemalige Beinhaus von Maisprach befindet sich nördlich der Kirche am Rand das ummauerten Kirchhofs. Es ist ein kleines einstöckiges Gebäude mit Satteldach.

Das mittelalterliche Beinhaus wurde schon vor einigen Jahrhunderten zur Sakristei umgebaut. Genauere Daten konnte ich nicht in Erfahrung bringen.
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Accessible: yes

Admission fee: free

Web documentation: [Web Link]

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